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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract Language is a major source of systemic inequities in science, particularly among scholars whose first language is not English. Studies have examined scientists' linguistic practices in specific contexts; few, however, have provided a global analysis of multilingualism in science. Using two major bibliometric databases (OpenAlex and Dimensions),
Carolina Pradier +2 more
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QalamunaLiteracy at the elementary school level plays a crucial role in building language skills, understanding texts, and critical thinking. Class reading corners are an effective means of increasing student literacy.
Sumarni Sumarni +2 more
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Reading in the Disciplines: The Challenges of Adolescent Literacy [PDF]
, 2009 A companion report to Carnegie's Time to Act, focuses on the specific skills and literacy support needed for reading in academic subject areas in higher grades.
Anika Spratley, Carol D. Lee
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, 2009 Literacy refers to an individual’s ability to communicate through reading and writing. The literacy rate for any population measures the fraction of the population, above a certain cut-off age, that is literate.
Kapur, Sandeep, Murthi, M.
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Autism Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Bilingualism has been associated with enhanced metalinguistic awareness (MA), the ability to reflect upon language. However, findings remain mixed, and little is known about how proficiency in the most proficient (L1) and second‐best language (L2) contribute to MA, especially in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), who often present ...
Pauline Wolfer +2 more
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Factors that affect South African Reading Literacy Achievement: evidence from prePIRLS 2011
South African Journal of Education, 2014 This study aims to identify factors that predict reading literacy achievement among Grade 4 learners in South Africa by utilising aspects of Carroll's model of school learning.
Surette van Staden, Roel Bosker
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MATEC Web of Conferences, 2016 The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of internet communication technologies (ICT) usage and reading literacy of Northeast Asian Students in PISA 2009. ICT was crucial for all governments in the world towards promoting equity. ICT
Lai Yi-Horng
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South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2016 This professional development project, known as Literacy Leadership Project, enabled four Foundation Phase teachers in South Africa to implement the Guided Reading approach.
Mohlanhledi P. Makumbila +1 more
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The Enhanced Reading Opportunities Study: Early Impact and Implementation Findings [PDF]
, 2008 This report presents early findings from a demonstration and random assignment evaluation of two supplemental literacy programs that aim to improve the reading comprehension skills and school performance of struggling ninth-grade readers. On average, the
Elizabeth Nelson +5 more
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Adult reading teachers’ beliefs about how less-skilled adult readers can be taught to read. [PDF]
, 2016 Despite large-scale interventions, significant numbers of adults worldwide continue to have problems with basic literacy, in particular in the area of reading. To be effective, adult reading teachers need expert knowledge at practitioner level.
Chapman, Elaine, McHardy, Janet
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