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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1107053
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-8958
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Motivating Struggling Adolescent Readers: An Action Research Study
Richardson, Eileen M.
Kappa Delta Pi Record, v52 n3 p126-131 2016
In a high-school reading class, the author used Reader's Theater as an instructional and motivational strategy for underachieving students. This action research focused on the extent to which implementing Reader's Theater motivated students to read and improve their reading skills. Consistent increases in scores for all students occurred over the 6-week period.
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Motivation, Reading Difficulties, High School Students, Underachievement, Scores, Reading Skills, Reading Achievement, Teaching Methods, Action Research, Theater Arts, Pretests Posttests, Interviews, Qualitative Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Oklahoma
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