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Direct Instruction of Comprehension: Instructional Examples from Intervention Research on Listening and Reading Comprehension
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Coyne, Michael D.; Zipoli, Richard P., Jr.; Chard, David J.; Faggella-Luby, Michael; Ruby, Maureen; Santoro, Lana E.; Baker, Scott – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2009
This article examines the role of direct instruction in promoting listening and reading comprehension. Instructional examples from 2 programs of intervention research focused on improving comprehension; the Story Read Aloud Program and the Embedded Story Structure Routine are used to illustrate principles of direct instruction. An analysis of…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Intervention, Listening Comprehension, Case Studies
An Analysis of Phonological Awareness Instruction in Four Kindergarten Basal Reading Programs.
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Smith, Sylvia B.; Simmons, Deborah C.; Gleason, Mary M.; Kame'enui, Edward J.; Baker, Scott K.; Sprick, Marilyn; Gunn, Barbara; Thomas, Carrie L.; Chard, David J.; Plasencia-Peinado, Judith; Peinado, Richardo – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 2001
Examines the kindergarten level of four commercial basal reading programs published in 1991 and 1993 to determine the adequacy of phonological awareness instruction for learners at risk for reading disabilities and delays. Finds that the phonological awareness instructional procedures in the four basal reading programs failed to integrate critical…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, High Risk Students, Kindergarten, Primary Education
Using Readers Theatre To Foster Fluency in Struggling Readers: A Twist on the Repeated Reading Strategy.
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Tyler, Brenda-Jean; Chard, David J. – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 2000
Discusses reading fluency, the role of fluency in reading, and how fluency works. Suggests students' fluency and reading comprehension can be boosted by combining the technique of repeated reading and Readers Theatre--the combination is an effective and viable means of motivating children to read a text. (RS)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Readers Theater, Reading Comprehension