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Direct linkNess, Molly K. – Reading Horizons, 2010
The purpose of this article is to examine the developmental spelling levels of one class of 17 third-grade students. In analyzing over 600 student spelling samples, results indicate that these students spanned four spelling stages: (1) letter name, (2) within word pattern, (3) syllables and affixes, and (4) derivational relations (Bear,…
Descriptors: Spelling, Spelling Instruction, Grade 3, Small Group Instruction
Ebe, Ann E. – Reading Horizons, 2010
This article reports on a study that explored the relationship between reading proficiency and cultural relevance of text for third-grade English Language Learners (ELLs). The author presents the Cultural Relevance Rubric that helps define and determine cultural relevance of texts. Participants used the rubric to rate the cultural relevance of two…
Descriptors: Cultural Relevance, Miscue Analysis, English (Second Language), Limited English Speaking
Cohen, Lynn; Krustedt, Rosanne L.; May, Maria – Reading Horizons, 2009
This study examined the relationship between fluency and comprehension, specifically related to the text structures of narration and dialogue. Using descriptive statistics, this investigation first examined fluency and comprehension of three teacher educators and then through action research examined fluency and comprehension of five third grade…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency, Relationship, Text Structure
Mathers, Brandi Gribble – Reading Horizons, 2008
Perhaps educators shy away from serious consideration of "fun" because the term is typically associated with the kinds of activities found on the playground rather than in the classroom. According to the first, third, and fifth-graders involved in this study however, different definitions of fun can be applied in different contexts and these…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Grade 3, Grade 5, Student Attitudes
Cohen, Lynn; Byrnes, Katherine – Reading Horizons, 2007
This action research project investigated 2 different instructional procedures used for third grade students' vocabulary acquisition. We researched read-aloud trade books containing targeted vocabulary words with daily direct word learning strategies and compared that to a traditional definitional approach with 12 bilingual and 4 monolingual…
Descriptors: Action Research, Teaching Methods, Grade 3, Elementary School Students
Morra, Jennifer; Tracey, Dianne H. – Reading Horizons, 2006
This study investigates the effectiveness of multiple fluency interventions on a single subject in grade three. Fluency interventions, including choral reading, echo reading, repeated reading, audio book modeling, and teacher modeling were implemented over a period of eight weeks. Results indicated that using multiple fluency strategies, rather…
Descriptors: Oral Reading, Instructional Effectiveness, Grade 3, Elementary Education
