'It's like a compass which I use to find direction': Findings and learning from an evaluation of an App designed to support the teaching of reading comprehension in rural and township schools in South Africa.

Authors: Carter, Jane¹, jane.carter@uwe.ac.uk, Pillay, Pravina², Podpadec, Tessa¹, Gina, Jethro², Khumalo, Nontobeko², Knight, Ben¹, Matthews, Paul¹, Mthethwa, Lindiwe², Vickers‐Hulse, Karan¹

Source: Literacy; May2024, Vol. 58 Issue 2, p178-189, 12p

Building a Stronger Case for Independent Reading at School

Authors: Adriana G. Bus (ORCID 0000-0002-2836-176X), Yi Shang, Kathleen Roskos

Source: AERA Open. 2024 10(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 17

Descriptors: Independent Reading, Reading Attitudes, Word Recognition, Reading Comprehension, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Reading Achievement, Outcomes of Education, Outcome Measures, Effect Size, Meta Analysis, Decoding (Reading), Reading Fluency, Reading Instruction

Building Language and Literacy at the Same Time: Strategies for Classroom and Home

Authors: Pamela Luft

Source: Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education. 2024 24:34-39.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 6

Descriptors: Deafness, Reading Instruction, Independent Reading, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Reading Skills, Literacy, Teaching Methods

Beyond Cognition: The Relation between Parents' Reading-Related Activities and Reading-Related Achievement Emotions in Chinese Students

Authors: Xiantong Yang, Ru-De Liu (ORCID 0000-0002-6745-4483), Yi Ding, Zien Ding, Yi Yang

Source: European Journal of Psychology of Education. 2024 39(3):2283-2301.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 19

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Participation, Parent Child Relationship, Reading Habits, Psychological Patterns, Reading Achievement, Reading Programs, Expectation, Self Efficacy, Reading Aloud to Others, Independent Reading

Geographic Terms: China

Equity and Elementary School Homework: A Case Study

Authors: Rosebud Elijah, Andrea Libresco, Sandra Stacki, Christina Drago-Botti, Debra Goodman, Judith Kaufman

Source: Journal for Leadership and Instruction. 2023 22(2):37-41.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 5

Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Grade 1, Educational Environment, Reading Habits, Reader Response, Reading Motivation, Reading Attitudes, Equal Education, Homework, Authentic Learning, School Districts, Independent Reading, Personal Autonomy

High-Interest Books, Choice, and Independent Reading: Piloting a Reading Program with Male Adolescents in Chile

Authors: Montserrat Cubillos (ORCID 0000-0002-1381-6303), Rosario Rousseau

Source: Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. 2024 67(6):338-349.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 12

Descriptors: Reading Material Selection, Reading Motivation, Males, Single Sex Schools, Student Interests, Interaction, Peer Relationship, Reading Habits, Independent Reading, Foreign Countries, Adolescents

Geographic Terms: Chile

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Getting to the Fun Home: A Blind Autoethnography of Graphic Narrative and a Call for Co-Reading.

Authors: Springett, Denise¹, spri4110@mylaurier.ca

Source: Journal of Literary & Cultural Disability Studies; 2024, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p331-347, 17p

Motivating foreign students' learning based on their reading skills: the example of foreign students studying in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China

Authors: Li Yanjiang, Tuya Alimaa, Si Qingaowa, Tamir Khujuu, Batsaikhan Bekhbaatar, Shiilegmaa Yaish

Source: Lavai, Vol 20, Iss 31, Pp 26-34 (2024)

Subject Terms: reading proficiency, comprehension strategies, motivation, independent reading, Education, Social Sciences

File Description: electronic resource

Relation: https://mongoliajol.info/index.php/Lavai/article/view/3873; https://doaj.org/toc/2410-4507; https://doaj.org/toc/2959-9334

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/8a50cdfc545341f9ab2bf26d0ec68aa9

Just Read It: Unlocking the Magic of Independent Reading in Middle and High School Classrooms. Corwin Literacy

Authors: Jarred Amato

Source: Corwin. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 288

Descriptors: Middle School Students, High School Students, Independent Reading, Learning Activities, Student Interests, Reading Instruction, Feedback (Response), Novels, Reading Material Selection

Access URL: https://us.corwin.com/books/just-read-it-279383

Examining Complexity in Middle School Students' Evaluation of Books Introduced by Teachers

Authors: Lauren Capotosto

Source: Reading Horizons. 2024 63(2):54-75.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 23

Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 7, Grade 8, Reading Material Selection, Reading Interests, Independent Reading, Literary Criticism, Reader Text Relationship, Reader Response, Difficulty Level

Access URL: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3710&context=reading_horizons

Intergenerational Effects on Children's Reading Comprehension in Chinese: Evidence from a 3-Year Longitudinal Study

Authors: Su-Zhen Zhang (ORCID 0009-0001-4024-3328), Tomohiro Inoue (ORCID 0000-0001-8163-087X), Dianhai Zhang, Di Jin, George K. Georgiou (ORCID 0000-0002-9081-992X)

Source: Scientific Studies of Reading. 2024 28(6):636-655.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 20

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mandarin Chinese, Longitudinal Studies, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Family Environment, Parent Background, Emergent Literacy, Reading Skills, Nature Nurture Controversy, Independent Reading

Geographic Terms: China

Examining Teachers' Conceptualizations and Motivation for Providing In-Class Independent Reading Opportunities

Authors: Lacy D. Brice (ORCID 0000-0002-7524-5307), Lilian Tetteh

Source: Reading Psychology. 2024 45(5):459-484.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 26

Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Independent Reading, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Motivation, Class Activities, Reading Instruction, Educational Practices

Independent Reading in the Exploratory Spanish Classroom: Who Is Missing from the Picture of 'Typical' Second Language Reading Development?

Authors: Erin Elizabeth Fell

Source: ProQuest LLC. 2024Ph.D. Dissertation, Georgetown University.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 350

Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Reading Difficulties, Native Language, English, Spanish, Summer Programs, Video Technology, FLES, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods, Task Analysis, Reading Material Selection, Reading Aloud to Others, Bilingualism, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills, Independent Reading

Access URL: https://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqm&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:31147694

A Comparison of Three Assessment Types on Student Engagement and Content Knowledge in Online Instruction

Authors: Randall, Lynda E., Jaynes, Jessica

Source: Online Learning. Jun 2022 26(2):102-123.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 22

Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Video Technology, Online Courses, Retention (Psychology), Student Attitudes, Independent Reading, Knowledge Level, Preservice Teachers, Evaluation, Learner Engagement

Geographic Terms: California

OST Program Strategies to Promote Literacy Skill-Building

Authors: Wheeler, Kathryn A., Hall, Georgia, Naftzger, Neil

Source: Afterschool Matters. Spr 2022 (35):48-55.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 8

Descriptors: Literacy Education, After School Programs, Elementary School Students, Educational Quality, Educational Strategies, Skill Development, Social Emotional Learning, Correlation, Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods, Program Descriptions, Urban Schools, School Districts, Homework, Independent Reading, Interdisciplinary Approach, Folk Culture, Research Training, State Departments of Education, Faculty Development, Family Involvement, Educational Cooperation

Geographic Terms: Massachusetts, Minnesota

The role of home literacy environment in reading and spelling beyond the early grades.

Authors: Georgiou, George K.¹, georgiou@ualberta.ca, Li Zhang²

Source: Preschool & Primary Education / Proscholikī & Scholikī Ekpaideusī.; May2024, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p1-20, 20p

How can improved reading materials enhance reading comprehension of rural left-behind children without teacher guidance?

Authors: Yao, Kenan ^{a, ⁎}, Xiong, Wei ^b, Liu, Hongxian ^c, Wang, Zhaoxia ^d, Xiao, Shuai ^e

Source: In International Journal of Educational Research 2025 130