ERIC Number: EJ1217288
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 12
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ISSN: EISSN-1938-2243
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Class-Wide Partner Reading Intervention for Science Comprehension
Preast, June L.; Burns, Matthew K.; Brann, Kristy L.; Taylor, Crystal N.; Aguilar, Lisa
School Psychology Forum, v13 n1 p29-40 Spr 2019
Teachers can potentially address reading comprehension deficits in a content area, such as science, by using the students in their classrooms as resources. We examined the effects of a class-wide partner reading intervention with science reading materials on a measure of content comprehension skills. A total of 65 fourth-grade students and 61 fifth-grade students in one urban elementary school participated. Preintervention reading scores were used to create heterogeneous dyads, and researcher-generated maze probes were used as pre- and posttest measures of growth. All students demonstrated increases in the number of correct responses after 2 weeks. Potential implications, suggestions for future research, and limitations are considered.
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Intermediate Grades, Grade 4, Grade 5, Reading Comprehension, Content Area Reading, Elementary School Science, Urban Schools, Response to Intervention, Reading Instruction, Natural Sciences, Reading Tests, Curriculum Based Assessment, Outcomes of Education, Reading Improvement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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