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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"engagement in reading"”.
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Reading for Pleasure in Nigeria: An In-depth Case Study of the Reading Habits of a Small Group of 9–12 Year Olds in Nigeria
In recent decades, Nigeria has repeatedly had low pass rates in examinations taken at the end of secondary school. There are claims that the low student achievements are largely because Nigerian children do not read for pleasure, even though these claims lack the backing of empirical research. This …
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Enhancing the reading conditions in a multilingual grade six class : exploring the possibilities
The qualitative study described in this research addresses the question of ""how to enhance reading conditions in a grade six class with learners from different language backgrounds, but taught in English as a medium of instruction"". The conceptual framework helps to carve a path through the maze …
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Exploring conceptualizations of reading engagement
… a series of three articles, addresses the following overarching research questions: 1. How have reading motivation and engagement been conceptualized in the research literature? 2. How do educators, particularly teachers of the primary grades, conceptualize reading motivation and engagement? What …
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The effects of culturally-based computer software on the motivation and academic engagement of African American English speakers
… 2001). There is also a need to fill the gaps in our existing knowledge base of the effects of culturally and linguistically responsive intervention on achievement and mediating factors, including motivation to learn and academic engagement. Otherwise, AAE speakers may receive inadequate …
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How can differentiated literacy instruction be improved and thus increase independent reading skills, motivation and confidence in a second class context?
… project was to assess the impact of implementing the Reading Workshop on fostering independent reading skills. The initiative was enacted in response to an opportunity to change the researcher’s practice, to improve literacy instruction. The work focused on the use of a “Reading Workshop” …
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Student Interactions, Attitudes and Engagement During Literacy Events in a Second Grade Classroom: A Case Study of Five Struggling Readers
<p>This study investigated the student-student interactions, attitudes toward reading and engagement during literacy events in a second grade classroom. The literacy environment and the teacher’s conceptualization of her role as a reading instructor were also part of this investigation. Five second …