ERIC Number: EJ1149558
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 24
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Effects of a Technology-Assisted Reading Comprehension Intervention for English Learners with Learning Disabilities
Jozwik, Sara L.; Douglas, Karen H.
Reading Horizons, v56 n2 Article 4 p42-63 2017
This study integrated technology tools into a reading comprehension intervention that used explicit instruction to teach strategies (i.e., asking questions, making connections, and coding the text to monitor for meaning) to mixed-ability small groups, which included four English Learners with learning disabilities in a fourth-grade general education classroom. We used a multiple baseline design across participants to evaluate the effects of instruction on strategy application as measured through comprehension rubrics (Keene, 2006) and on comprehension-question answering as measured through researcher-developed literal and inferential comprehension questions. Results showed that participants applied comprehension strategies and improved their percentage accuracy with answering comprehension questions after being introduced to explicit strategy instruction, a mnemonic to facilitate strategy application, web-based tools, and peer collaboration to co-construct meaning from text. Participants perceived the instructional technology tools (i.e., mind-mapping applications, web-linked text, weblogs, and an interactive whiteboard recording application) and reading comprehension strategy instruction as helpful. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Reading Comprehension, Learning Disabilities, English Language Learners, Teaching Methods, Small Group Instruction, Grade 4, Program Effectiveness, Scoring Rubrics, Mnemonics, Peer Teaching, Reading Strategies, Special Education, Elementary School Students, Interviews, Student Attitudes, Likert Scales, Pretests Posttests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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