ERIC Number: EJ1066227
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Apr
Pages: 19
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ISSN: EISSN-1533-242X
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Reading Cooperatively or Independently? Study on ELL Student Reading Development
Liu, Siping; Wang, Jian
Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, v15 n1 p102-120 Apr 2015
This study examines the effectiveness of cooperative reading teaching activities and independent reading activities for English language learner (ELL) students at 4th grade level. Based on simple linear regression and correlational analyses of data collected from two large data bases, PIRLS and NAEP, the study found that cooperative reading activities such as small group intervention and pair work were not effective for intermediate grade level ELL students as assumed. Instead, independent reading such as silent reading and reading books of students' own choice improved ELL students' English reading proficiency. The study lends empirical support to the assumption that ELL students may use their first language reading experience and skills in their second language reading.
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Native Language, Teaching Methods, Regression (Statistics), Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Correlation, Databases, Intervention, Cooperative Learning, Small Group Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Reading Habits, Reading Tests, Scores, Sustained Silent Reading, Comparative Analysis, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress; Progress in International Reading Literacy Study
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