Results 61 to 70 of about 17,956 (254)

Fluent Reading in Ten Easy Lessons

The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 1982
This paper describes a teaching technique well suited to encouraging older children with poor reading ability to attack reading with interest and purpose. The strength of this method lies in the fact that it is based upon sound theory and can be implemented without too much trouble. Children enjoy it, and reading can come alive to a child for the first
openaire   +1 more source

‘Sometimes, I would look at my books and cry because I felt like I was left behind’: Understanding the learning of Indigenous girls during the COVID‐19 pandemic in the districts of Chongwe and Solwezi in Zambia

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Grounded in principles of epistemic justice, this article examines the educational impacts of Zambia's COVID‐19 school closures on Indigenous girls in two districts and highlights community‐led pathways for resilience. National responses prioritised broadcast and digital delivery but presupposed access to electricity, digital devices and ...
Marcellus Forh Mbah, Leigh Jarvis, Ane Turner Johnson, Chidi Ezegwu, Priscillah Nsama, Austine Nakanga   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond the phonics debate: Blending code and context in classroom reading instruction

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This mixed‐methods study adds to the body of knowledge around current reported practices of teachers of reading in the early years of schooling in Australia. It provides a comprehensive analysis of 254 teachers' practices and perspectives as reported by the study participants.
Rachelle Naidu, Stacey Campbell, Sue Walker   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Silent reading fluency and comprehension in bilingual children

Frontiers in Psychology, 2016
This paper focuses on reading fluency by bilingual primary school students, and the relation of text fluency to their reading comprehension. Group differences were examined in a cross-sectional design across the age range when fluency is posed to shift ...
Beth O'Brien, Sebastian Wallot
doaj   +1 more source

Fluency: Deep Roots in Reading Instruction

Education Sciences, 2020
Over the past two decades, reading fluency has been increasingly recognized as an important instructional variable for success in reading. Yet, this has not always been the case. This article presents a historical review of the nature and role of fluency
William H. Rupley, William Dee Nichols, Timothy V. Rasinski, David Paige   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Migrant success in UK Education: Are there lessons for government social mobility policy?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The school achievement and career aspirations of 23 sixth form students at a multi‐cultural urban academy in the UK are explored through interviews. The sample includes 16 s‐generation migrants, 6 UK‐born students with migrant parents and 1 UK‐born student, selected to represent a cohort of over 300 post‐16 learners.
Bernard Barker, Kate Hoskins
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing reading fluency in elementary grades: A machine learning approach

Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence
This study compares eleven widely used machine learning algorithms to identify the most accurate and comprehensive method for assessing children's reading fluency.
Gabriel Candido da Silva, Rodrigo Lins Rodrigues, Américo N. Amorim, Lieny Jeon, Emilia X.S. Albuquerque, Vanessa C. Silva, Vinícius F. da Silva, André L.A. Pinheiro, João P.J.R. Nunes, Suzana X.M.G. de Souza, Maxsuel S. Silva, Igor Mauro, Alexandre Magno Andrade Maciel   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of different speech tasks among adults who stutter and adults who do not stutter

Clinics, 2016
OBJECTIVES: In this study, we compared the performance of both fluent speakers and people who stutter in three different speaking situations: monologue speech, oral reading and choral reading. This study follows the assumption that the neuromotor control
Ana Paula Ritto, Julia Biancalana Costa, Fabiola Staróbole Juste, Claudia Regina Furquim de Andrade   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A curated review of ESA publications for teaching ecology

The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, EarlyView.
Abstract Since the early 1990s, the Ecological Society of America's journals have published hundreds of articles of direct relevance to those who teach ecology—especially at the undergraduate level. In an effort to draw attention to that literature, we conducted an analysis to identify well‐cited articles, as well as those that may be underrecognized ...
Kenneth M. Klemow, Rosemarie Desmarais
wiley   +1 more source

VOCABULARY ACQUISITION: PROCESS AND INSTRUCTION

Signo, 2013
Building meaning from a written text does not depend solely on vocabulary knowledge. Nevertheless, research has shown that less fluent readers need to increase their vocabulary repertoire in order not to impair fluent reading.
Leonilda Procailo, Graziella Araújo de Oliveira Lapkoski   +1 more
doaj