ERIC Number: EJ977873
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Oct
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1538-1927
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Reading Acceleration Program: The Effect of Concentrated Practice on Reading Skills
Pilotti, Maura; Martinez, Edward; Broderick, Tyler; Caballero, Sharon; LaGrange, Linda
Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, v11 n4 p351-365 Oct 2012
A well-established principle in the literature on learning, which maintains that variability of practice enhances long-term retention, served as the foundation of a summer program intended to ameliorate reading skills in incoming freshmen. During a 4-week period, students received reading instruction in the context of four areas: humanities, social/behavioral sciences, natural/physical sciences and visual arts. Reading scores increased for most participants from pre- to post-testing. Attitudes towards basic skills such as reading, writing, cooperative work and public speaking also improved from pre- to post-testing. (Contains 3 figures and 1 note.)
Descriptors: Public Speaking, Visual Arts, Summer Programs, Testing, Physical Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Reading Skills, Humanities, Reading Instruction, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Content Area Reading, Attitude Change, Student Attitudes, College Freshmen, Scores, Test Results, Reading Tests, Retention (Psychology), Pretests Posttests, Measures (Individuals), Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Test Anxiety, Student Surveys, Questionnaires
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