ERIC Number: EJ1221129
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-1057-3569
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Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a School-Based Literacy Program for Adolescent Learners with Reading Difficulties: A Mixed-Methods Study
Reading & Writing Quarterly, v35 n4 p305-321 2019
This 12-week mixed-methods study examined an 8th-grade English language arts curriculum designed to increase participants' (N = 62) reading comprehension and reading motivation. Data consisted of demographic information, pre/post standardized reading comprehension scores, reading motivation survey scores, and participants' periodic semistructured written reflections. We used the quantitative data to describe changes in reading comprehension and reading motivation and found a significant increase in participants' scores. The qualitative data on participants' experiences revealed several constructs directly related to evidence-based theoretical and practical research in the field of adolescent literacy as well as several emergent themes related to implementation. The results suggest improvements in participants' reading comprehension and reading motivation through the implementation of an English language arts curriculum embodying social constructivism and cognitive theories with embedded research-based instructional practices supporting adolescent learning: explicit strategy instruction; text-based collaborative practices; and a partnership among a researcher, literacy specialist, and novice teacher.
Descriptors: Literacy, Adolescents, Reading Difficulties, English Curriculum, Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Reading Motivation, Direct Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Middle School Students, Student Experience, Suburban Schools, Cloze Procedure, Reading Tests, Learning Theories, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Implementation, Curriculum Evaluation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Degrees of Reading Power Test
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