ERIC Number: EJ1012311
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 11
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The Effects of an Integrated Reading Comprehension Strategy: A Culturally Responsive Teaching Approach for Fifth-Grade Students' Reading Comprehension
Bui, Yvonne N.; Fagan, Yvette M.
Preventing School Failure, v57 n2 p59-69 2013
The study evaluated the effects of the Integrated Reading Comprehension Strategy on two levels. The Integrated Reading Comprehension Strategy integrated story grammar instruction and story maps, prior knowledge and prediction method, and word webs through a culturally responsive teaching framework; the Integrated Reading Comprehension Strategy Plus added multicultural literature and cooperative learning. The study was conducted with 49 fifth-grade students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and used a quasi-experimental nonequivalent group, pretest-posttest design. An informal reading inventory was the measurement instrument. The results indicated that both groups' mean scores for word recognition, reading comprehension, and story retell increased significantly. There were no statistically significant differences between the groups. These findings support the integration of research-based practices with culturally responsive teaching, which promotes connecting the school's learning environment with the students' personal experiences. (Contains 3 figures and 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Grade 5, Elementary School Students, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Culturally Relevant Education, Story Grammar, Prior Learning, Prediction, Word Lists, Childrens Literature, Cooperative Learning, Pretests Posttests, Instructional Effectiveness, Educational Environment, Word Recognition, Recall (Psychology), Student Diversity, Minority Group Students, Quasiexperimental Design
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 5; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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