Dissertations / Theses: 'Secondary Readers'

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Kwong, Wai-chun, and 鄺慧珍. "Motivating secondary school readers using graphic novel." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2012. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B50178507.

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English language enjoys a high status in Hong Kong. Many parents enroll their children to language classes at a very young age aiming to get them into well-regarded schools for a better prospect. One way that can help learners improve English proficiency is through reading. However, when local students are streamed into different secondary schools, the motivation to read is lowered. This thesis aims at highlighting the different learning contexts of our students that contribute to reading. A new genre, graphic novel, is used to investigate the effectiveness to motivate secondary school students to read. Factors are also identified which may facilitate the revival of the interest of students of different backgrounds and abilities in reading. The study consists of 8 Form 3 (grade 9) students and 2 secondary English teachers. 5 students are studying in a secondary school with English as medium of instruction (EMI) and the other 3 students are studying in a secondary school with Chinese as medium of instruction (CMI). The 2 teachers are working in these two secondary schools respectively. This research was conducted using an action research approach. Questionnaires, interviews and students’ journals were used to achieve the aim of the study. The results reveal that graphic novel can positively motivate secondary school students to read. Teachers can also make use of the features of the genre to make the lessons more interesting. However, more research needs to be done about the introduction of the genre in classrooms and the value of the genre in improving the language proficiency.
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Moumakwa, Tshiamiso Violet. "Vocabulary and reading in Botswana senior secondary schools." Thesis, University of Reading, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.250649.

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Simanga, Elizabeth Miyaze. "Teaching struggling adolescent readers in Namibia : a case study." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005639.

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Though research has been conducted on many issues since Namibia's independence in 1990, none of these studies has investigated how English Second Language (ESL) teachers teach and support struggling adolescent readers (SARs) to read. Utilising qualitative research techniques such as classroom observations, semi-structured interviews and document analysis, this case study looked at strategies, methods, and resources used by five ESL secondary school teachers to teach SARs to read in two regions in Namibia, Caprivi and Otjozondjupa regions. Two of the five participants were male teachers. The presence of SARs in the classes observed was established by using informal methods such as the ESL teachers' experience (Caprivi region), while a sample of questions from PIRLS 2001 (Mullis, Martin, Gonzalez, & Kennedy (2003) was compiled to form a test used in the Otjozondjupa region. The findings show that despite undergoing initial teacher training and majoring in English, the five ESL secondary school teachers were not trained to teach SARs either how to read or how to support them. In addition, the study found that there was a shortage of reading materials in all five selected schools.

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Li, Po-lung, and 李寶龍. "The effectiveness of the strategy for content analysis in helping EFL readers process text." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1995. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31958047.

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Stoker, Jonathon. "Teachers’ beliefs on utilizing TTS as a tool for learning English at Upper Secondary School." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-31544.

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There are many students in the class that have dyslexia and can struggle with simple tasks such as reading. Therefore, this study set out to investigate the applications of text to speech synthesizers facilitate learning English at upper secondary with these students in focus from a teacher’s perspective. This study has been conducted through means of a semi- structured interviews with secondary school teachers. Research to support the fact that TTS does in fact aid facilitate the reading of students with difficulties has been stark. One the other hand scholars have claimed that it does not always aid struggling readers, therefore this paper will explore the discrepancies between these contrasting views. In the results it was found that the usage of TTS in the classroom should be seen as a compensatory tool that can aid struggling students in reading as opposed to being seen as a solution. The question to whether this can aid students without struggling difficulties was bound to the intelligibility of the voice of the TTS. Furthermore, it was maintained that this could in fact encourage students with their reading on the basis of academic success.

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Smith, Brigid. "Evaluating the use of dictated stories as reading text for poor readers in secondary schools." Thesis, Middlesex University, 1990. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.254860.

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Dostal, Elizabeth J. "Lift every voice readers' response as a small group counseling tool at the secondary level /." Online version, 1998. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/1998/1998dostale.pdf.

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Horst, Paige Hayes. "Boys Who Love Books: Avid Adolescent Male Readers in the Secondary English Language Arts Classroom." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71826.

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This study was designed to explore perceptions and lived experiences of avid adolescent male readers, in order to better understand their development as readers. This study explored: (1) how previous reading experiences influence the development of the avid adolescent male reader and (2) how the reading habits and preferences of avid adolescent male readers are socially constructed. Rosenblatt's (1978) Transactional Theory of Literary Work forms the theoretical framework of this study. Rosenblatt (1978) argued that as readers engage with texts, they bring an individual schema to these literary transactions. This prior knowledge and experience are the lens through which the individual reader understands the content of the text. Even when reading the same text, readers respond to the text in individual ways, based on their individual schema. Through the use of a naturalistic inquiry design, data was generated through a series of interviews with the participants. Data analysis was qualitative and iterative, triangulated with multiple interviews, interview mapping, thematic tables, dialogic memos, and researcher field notes. Data analysis led to a better understanding of the development of the avid adolescent male reader, including: (a) the role of family culture on reading identity, (b) peer group influence on reading habits of avid adolescent male readers, and (c) transactional responses of avid adolescent male readers both in and out of educational settings. Data generated during interviews illuminated the complex, individuated and interwoven nature of the elements present in the development of the avid adolescent male reader. Finally, this study gives insight into how understanding the development of these readers may provide teachers with instructional strategies and reading opportunities that support all developing readers.
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Henshaw, Ann. "Oral reading errors and metalinguistic knowledge : a study of remedial readers in the secondary school." Thesis, Keele University, 1988. http://eprints.keele.ac.uk/3847/.

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Both the oral reading errors and the metalinguistic knowledge of 52 eleven year old Secondary school remedial readers were investigated during 9 reading task/structured interview sessions. The children read three texts which were of similar linguistic difficulty but which differed in terms of their 'accessibility': SELF-texts (based on the readers' oral language); PEER-texts (the 'self-generated' texts of their peers) and a CLASS-text passage from a typical class-reader. The results of the analyses performed on the children's REFUSAL, OMISSION, INSERTION, and SUBSTITUTION errors showed that reading accuracy and the pattern of errors on each type of text was very similar and that all the children were capable of utilising the graphic, semantic and syntactic cues provided by the texts. However, the 'quality' of the SUBSTITUTION errors differed according to text-type and to reading ability. On the SELF and PEER-texts the errors of the 'Poorer' readers in the sample were, by and large, as 'good' as those of the 'Better' and 'Fair' readers whilst the CLASS-text performances showed the errors of the Poorer readers to be qualitatively inferior to those of the other children. These results were interpreted to suggest that, whilst the reading strengths and weaknesses of the children did not differ per Se, the strengths of the Poorer readers were the least 'portable' across texts of differing accessibility. The children's reported metalinguistic knowledge of their own problem-solving strategies showed evidence of a 'mismatch' between what they said they did when they encountered an 'unknown' word and what the analysis of their reading errors suggested they actually did. Readers seemed particularly unaware of their ability to make use of the linguistic context in solving 'difficult' words although their ability to do this was clearly indicated by the analysis of their errors.

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Tsai, Cheng-Chang. "Cognition and metacognition of English reading strategies in successful Taiwanese comprehensive high school student readers opportunities and obstacles /." Laramie, Wyo. : University of Wyoming, 2005. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1051274321&sid=2&Fmt=2&clientId=18949&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Dewing, Joy Elise. "A two-tiered approach to a Buddy Reading Programme for struggling adolescent readers." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2011. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/7577/.

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This thesis reports on a study of the effects of a two-tiered Buddy Reading Programme on the reading skills of 12 to 14 year old middle school students in a high-poverty urban school in a Midwestern United States school. The research took place during one school year with white and African American students. The research, influenced by action research, was in the form of a Buddy Reading intervention programme using a reciprocal teaching model, within a constructivist paradigm. The key finding of the study was that the social nature of the programme allowed the middle school students to rehearse texts, engage in dialogue surrounding texts, and led to improvement in the affective aspects of reading, as well as in reading skills. This social aspect led many of the students to engage in literacy activities beyond those required either for the programme or in classroom instruction. A second finding of the study was that a comprehensive, balanced approach to literacy instruction was effective for simulating the process of reading for the struggling readers and leading them to emulate the reading processes of proficient readers. Through the programme, the students were immersed in a literacy-rich environment and interacted with texts in a positive, natural way.

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McGill, Alicia Hollis. "Audio Books with Struggling Readers at the Elementary School Level." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3181.

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In a Title I school located in a southeastern state, 60% of 3rd grade students are reading below grade level. The state's new reading initiative ties grade promotion to 3rd grade students reading on grade level. At the study site, administrators identified audio books as a possibly helpful reading tool. Vygotsky's zone of proximal development theory, which holds that learners can learn new skills more readily with guided assistance, framed this study. The purpose of this quantitative, comparative design study was to explore the associations between the use of audio books and the reading levels of 3rd grade struggling readers. Research questions were used to compare the reading levels of struggling readers who use audio books with the reading levels of: (a) struggling readers reading silently, (b) at or above grade level readers who read with audio books, and (c) at or above grade level readers who read silently. Two 3rd grade classes were selected, with 25 students using audio books and 25 students reading silently, to participate in this project. Scores from the AR and from the pre- and posttest STAR assessments over a 9-week period were analyzed and compared using an independent samples t test to explore associations between the use of audio books and the comprehension and reading levels of the participants. Analysis of the results showed that the use of audiobooks was not significantly related to increased reading or comprehension levels for struggling readers. Significant improvements in reading comprehension were shown for students reading at or above grade level that read silently or used audio books. Based on the findings, a professional development project for teachers providing research-supported reading strategy instruction was developed. The findings may lead to improvements in instructional practices by encouraging the use of research-based reading strategies, which could promote positive social change by supporting greater academic success for elementary students through improved reading comprehension.

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Peters, Elaine. "Holistic Evaluation of Peer Writings by Able and Less Able Readers in Eighth and Tenth Grades." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1987. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331667/.

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The purpose of this study was to examine the use of general impression scoring by teachers and students, and to compare the criteria used in evaluating student writings. Subjects for the study were 40 eighth grade and tenth grade students of varying reading ability in regular English classes in a suburban school district. Teachers and students evaluated two sets of writings in the narrative, classificatory and descriptive modes, generated by ninth grade students in regular English classes in the same school district. In addition, a comment, citing criteria upon which evaluation was based, was made on each writing. The design for this study was an extended factorial analysis. A three way analysis of variance was computed for ability and grade for each level of quality of writing in each mode of discourse. Six hypotheses were tested. Hypotheses one and two dealt with comparison of ratings by students who differed by ability and grade. No significant differences were found. Hypotheses three and four dealt with interaction between grade, ability and mode of discourse. No significant interaction was found. Hypotheses five and six dealt with differences in evaluations between teachers and students of varying ability. A significant difference was found in how teachers and students evaluate writing (p .01). Examination of criteria used in evaluating writings indicated that teachers consistently referred to elements of the text. Students also made text-based comments. In addition, students responded subjectively, referring to common experience, interest, and memories cued by the text.

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Aguiar, Aline. "Examining how post-secondary L2 readers make use of background knowledge when reading literary texts an exploratory study." Mémoire, Université de Sherbrooke, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11143/5645.

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Literary texts offer rich opportunities for language learning. However, can second language (L2) learners fully understand L2 literary texts? According to Bernhardt (2001):"the act of reading in a second language is extremely tricky -- is even trickier with literary texts that are inherently ambiguous, full of metaphor and intertextual relations to texts to which the readers have no access" (p.198). In other words, L2 readers are often poorly equipped grammatically, linguistically and culturally to cope with literary texts in which it might be difficult to recognize figurative language, to comprehend metaphors, to identify underlying cultural assumptions and above all to think critically while navigating those complexities. Therefore, during the reading process, L2 readers encounter gaps in the text which necessarily compel them to use whatever background knowledge they possess in order to create meaning. The purpose of this research is to see exactly how post-secondary L2 readers use their existing background knowledge to understand literary texts and what they do when confronted with text passages for which they lack such knowledge.

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Daniel, Twyla. "A Descriptive Analysis of Good Readers' and Writers' Concepts of Authorship at Grades Six and Eight." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1990. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc935719/.

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This qualitative research study examined the concepts of authorship exhibited by twelve selected good readers and writers in grades six and eight. Data were collected during pre-writing session interviews, five hour-long writing sessions, and post-composition interviews, and from written compositions and questionnaires. The following conclusions were drawn from the study. School and home reading programs that emphasized children's literature selections and regular and wide-ranged reading practices directly influenced the subjects' writing behaviors and concepts of authorship. In addition, those students who performed strongest as authors were those who found time to write privately at home or in a home-like situation. Revision occurred in traditional ways, such as movement or deletion of text, but also appeared to be related to the subjects' personal writing styles, such as verbalization, mental outlining, or reading the text out loud. Both grade levels exhibited individual writing development through integration of experiences, knowledge, and physical and social maturation. For these young writers, the key factor in perceived authorship was whether a writer had an interest in and enjoyed writing.

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Sengupta, Sima. "A study of the influences of systematic teaching of revision on L2 learners in a secondary school in Hong Kong." Thesis, Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1996. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B19671805.

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Dykes, Grant Andrew. "Hong Kong Chinese secondary school English language learners’ vocabulary uptake using simplified readers with and without associated reading tasks." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/9883.

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While there is a suggestion that reading extensively may be effective in improving vocabulary knowledge, a number of Hong Kong (H.K.) studies suggest that it has not been particularly successful in the H.K. context, particularly in aiding weaker language learners. The failure of extensive reading (ER) in H.K. could be attributable to a clash between the philosophical underpinnings of ER and the pedagogy and culture of the H.K. education system leading to faulty implementation of, and engagement with ER. Alternatively, the failure of ER in H.K. could be due to an inability of weaker L2 Chinese students to acquire language implicitly from uninstructed reading (UR). The purpose of this study was to determine, by means of a quasi-experiment, whether L2 Chinese students could acquire language (vocabulary) implicitly from uninstructed reading and whether UR was suitable for language acquisition for both weaker and stronger students. The study also sought to determine whether UR was more or less effective than an alternative reading method, reading with tasks (R+), which employs implicit and explicit means of acquisition and may be more appropriate in the H.K. education system than UR in the form of ER. The results revealed that both weaker and stronger readers could acquire vocabulary from UR, with little difference in acquisition between them. Both groups acquired significantly more vocabulary from R+ than from UR, although there was no advantage for either group. Although R+ required more time, vocabulary acquisition was more guaranteed than from UR. The key element of vocabulary acquisition from reading is text at an appropriate level and the study suggests that this may be closer to 99% comprehensibility than the 95% - 98% suggested by some researchers. R+ can be employed with a whole class, allowing both weaker and stronger readers to acquire a significant number of target words from a text. The ability of R+ to make a text easier, aid enjoyment, ensure interaction with text, fit the H.K. education system and scaffold ER is discussed and further research is suggested.

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Gifford, Tierney A. "Predictive Validity of Curriculum-Based Reading Measures for High-Stakes Outcome Assessments with Secondary Students Identified as Struggling Readers." Thesis, State University of New York at Albany, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10241844.

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Curriculum-based measurement (CBM) tools are used widely to assess students’ progress within different stages of the Response to Intervention (RTI) process. Despite the wide-spread use, little research has identified the efficacy of reading CBMs in predicting secondary student outcomes on high-stakes assessments. High-stakes assessments are being utilized to determine outcomes for not just students, but teachers, administrators, and districts. More research is needed to determine if reading CBMs are useful tools for the populations of struggling secondary readers. The current study was a secondary analysis of existing data, which attempted to gain an understanding of this through examining the predictive validity of CBMs and high-stakes pre-assessments on end-of-year outcomes. The population included struggling, seventh grade readers who had not demonstrated proficiency on previous state tests and who attended urban schools representing low socio-economic status and high ethnic diversity. Results identified previous year state tests and norm-referenced tests as significant predictors of end-of-year outcomes, both individually and in combination. Though the reading fluency CBMs accounted for some variance in the regression equation, the amount was negligible. Student ethnicity and group status (i.e., whether received intervention) were not significant predictors of end-of year outcomes. These results indicate that CBMs may not provide additional valuable information in the prediction of student outcomes for secondary struggling readers. This finding is important for educators to weigh with other concerns, such as ease of use and time constraints, as existing pre-assessments (i.e., state tests, norm-referenced screening tools) may provide enough information without the additional use of CBMs.

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Söderberg, Hampus. "Reluctant readers and game literature : An intertextual analysis of World of Warcraft: Chronicle I." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för språk (SPR), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-88080.

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World of Warcraft and World of Warcraft: Chronicle I are in this essay analyzed as motivators for reluctant readers. World of Warcraft: Chronicle I is analyzed from small-scale and large-scale intertextual comparison to Greek and Norse mythology. The aim of this essay is to introduce alternative literature outside the literary canon in the EFL classroom in Sweden. The aim is to connect gaming an outside school activity with reading. The analysis is divided into three parts, the first part focuses on the amount of reading that is done while playing a game like World of Warcraft. The second part focuses on intertextuality in the Chronicle to Greek and Norse mythology. Lastly, how the knowledge of intertextuality in the Chronicle can be used to interact with likeminded people by posting on forums in discussed. The goal is to connect gaming and reading to motivate reluctant readers.

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Yu, Siu-lei, and 余小梨. "Strategy use by good and poor Chinese ESL readers in comprehending easy and difficult expository texts." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2000. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31944735.

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Toler, Brenda Kay. "An investigation of oral and silent reading practices as they contribute to the reading motivation and comprehension of secondary remedial readers /." The Ohio State University, 1989. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487670346877105.

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Caggiano, John Anthony. "Addressing the learning needs of struggling adolescent readers: The impact of a reading intervention program on students in a middle school setting." W&M ScholarWorks, 2007. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539618393.

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The present study aimed to build on existing research surrounding struggling adolescent readers. The purpose of the study was to determine the impact of the reading program READ 180(TM) by Scholastic, Inc., on struggling adolescent readers in a middle school setting and also to examine whether this intervention has promise for closing the achievement gap between African-American and white students.;The study was conducted using a nonequivalent control-group design. Archival data from the 2005-2006 school year was analyzed for 120 students in grades 6, 7 and 8 from ABC Middle School. The experimental group was comprised of 60 students, 20 per grade level, and the control group was comprised of 60 students, 20 per grade level. Students in the experimental group received additional instruction in English through participation in the READ 180(TM) program. This study examined a modified implementation model of the READ 180(TM) program: Students participated in this program every other day for 90 minutes, instead of the daily class sessions recommended by Scholastic, Inc.;Results of the study indicated that the modified implementation model of the READ 180(TM) program yielded significant results on a measure of growth in reading comprehension (Scholastic Reading Inventory) for Grade 6 students who participated in the program. The findings revealed no significant differences for students in grades 7 and 8 on this dependent measure. Results also indicated that there were no significant differences in performance between the groups of students in grades 6, 7 and 8 on the 2006 Virginia Standards of Learning Assessments in reading and mathematics when compared to students who did not participate in the intervention.

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Testa, Elizabeth Ann. "Behind the Screens: A Case Study Exploring the Integration of Digital Readers Into a 12th Grade English Classroom." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1413230472.

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Ng, Mei-ha Helen, and 伍美霞. "The reciprocal teaching approach: a case study reflecting on readers' needs in developing reading comprehensionability and insights into teaching methods." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1999. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31945132.

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Nageldinger, James K. "AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE COLLATERAL IMPACT OF SCHOOL THEATRE AND DRAMA ACTIVITIES ON STRUGGLING READERS." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1409923580.

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Prins, Elizabeth Diana. "The influence of readibility of examination questions on achievement in senior secondary school mathematics : a study on verbal problems with special reference to second language readers." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/54895.

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Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch Universityh, 1995.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates the influence of readability of mathematics examination questions on achievement. The aim of any mathematics examination is to assess whether the aims of a specific mathematics programme have been realized. Readability factors that unnecessarily prevent a clear understanding of questions could jeopardize this aim. The important issue is, therefore, whether there are indeed readability factors in mathematics examination questions that cause comprehension problems for students and, if there are, do they hav~ any effect on test scores? The issue of readability is of even greater importance for second language readers. In the South Mrican context, the reading problems of second language readers are of particular importance as most students at school are second language learners. An important question would therefore be: What readability factors cause comprehension difficulties for second language students, especially those whose mother tongue is not kindred to English? Furthermore, what is the influence of cultural factors on readability? This study provides answers to these and other related questions for mathematics text at senior secondary school level. Protocol analysis was used to ascertain what readability problems are experienced by students when reading examination questions in mathematics. Three different language groups, comprising 17 -18-year-old students, were used in the study: English First Language students and two groups who had English as a second language. One second language group had Mrikaans as first language while the other group comprised Mrican students whose mother tongue is unrelated to English. A framework was developed to analyse the protocols and it comprised five categories: unfamiliar vocabulary structural problems obscure information visualization difficulties non-verbal factors Mter the protocol study, students were asked to adapt the examination questions to a more comprehensible form. Students' adaptations addressed lexical, syntactical, discourse and non-verbal factors. Most of the readability problems identified in the literature study were verified in the empirical study. However, the empirical study generated additional readability problems that are mainly restricted to mathematics text and relate to nonverbal factors like mathematical expressions. During the last phase of the empirical study a composite test was used to test the hypothesis that improved readability of the common language used in mathematics examination questions' will improve achievement. Nine socalled "word problems" from previous examination papers were set in three different versions: original, adapted and non-verbal. The hypothesis was confirmed in a number of important cases. A significant finding of the study was, therefore, that readability factors not only influence the comprehension of mathematics examination questions, but also have a marked influence on students' achievement levels. The results of the empirical study are reported quantitatively as well as qualitatively. Other results include the following: Not only second language students, but also first language students experienced a variety of readability problems. All three language groups demonstrated the same level of competency on the non-verbal versions. When comparing test scores of the verbal versions, differences in achievement levels between the different language groups were often caused by linguistic and cultural factors. Cultural thought patterns, typical of a mother tongue but absent in a second language, were often a source of comprehension difficulties for second language readers. This study has led to certain conclusions for teaching and examination practice. For example, factors influencing the readability of ordinary English should be considered with other factors when writing mathematics examination questions. Furthermore, the distinctly different reading needs of second language students suggest that examination papers be set, so that the language needs of second language learners are accommodated. Guidelines for writing more readable examination questions were developed and are presented as a readability checklist. Suggestions for further research include the investigation of the influence of readability on achievement in authentic examination conditions.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie ondersoek die invloed van leesbaarheid van wiskunde eksamenvrae op prestasie. Die doel van enige wiskunde eksamen is om vas te stel of die doelwitte van 'n spesifieke wiskunde program bereik is. Leesbaarheidsfaktore wat die volledige begryp van vraestelle onnodig belemmer, kan die bereiking van hierdie doel verhinder. Dit is dus belangrik om vas te stel of daar wel leesbaarheidsfaktore in wiskunde eksamenvrae bestaan wat vir leerlinge begripsprobleme veroorsaak en, indien wel, of hulle enige effek op toetspunte het. Vir tweedetaallesers is die kwessie van leesbaarheid van nog groter belang. In die SuidAfrikaanse opset is die leesprobleme van tweedetaal lesers 'n uiters aktuele saak aangesien die meeste skoolleerlinge tweedetaal leerders is. Belangrike vrae is dus: Watter faktore veroorsaak leesbaarheidsprobleme vir tweedetaalleerlinge, veral diegene met 'n nie-verwante moedertaal en, watter invloed het kultuur op leesbaarheid? Hierdie ondersoek bied antwoorde op hierdie en ander verwante vrae ten opsigte van wiskunde eksamenvrae op senior sekondere vlak. Protokol analise is gebruik om vas te stel watter leesbaarheidsprobleme ondervind word wanneer leerlinge wiskunde eksamenvrae lees. Drie verskillende taalgroepe, bestaande uit 17 -18-jarige leerlinge, het aan die ondersoek deelgeneem: Engels Eerstetaalleerlinge en twee groepe wat Engels as tweede taal gehad het. Een van die tweedetaal groepe het Afrikaans as eerste taal gehad terwyl die ander groep bestaan het uit Afrikane wie se moedertaal nie aan Engels verwant is nie. 'n Raamwerk is ontwikkel om die protokolle te analiseer en het uit die volgende vyf kategoriee bestaan: onbekende woordeskat strukturele probleme onduidelike inligting visualiseringsprobleme nie-verbale probleme Gedurende die tweede fase van die ondersoek is leerlinge gevra om die vrae tot 'n meer verstaanbare vorm aan te pas. Leerlinge se aanpassings het leksikale, sintaktiese, diskoers en nie-verbale faktore aangespreek. Sommige leesbaarheidsprobleme wat in die literatuurstudie gei'dentifiseer is, is in die empiriese ondersoek geverifieer. Die empiriese ondersoek het egter addisionele leesbaarheidsprobleme uitgelig wat meerendeels wiskundig van aard is en verband hou met nie-verbale faktore soos wiskunde uitdrukkings. Gedurende die laaste deel van die empiriese ondersoek is 'n samegestelde toets gebruik om die volgende hipotese te toets: Verbeterde leesbaarheid van die gewone taal wat in wiskunde eksamenvrae gebruik word, sal die prestasie van leerlinge verb et er. N ege sogenaamde woordsomme is op verskillende maniere gestel: oorspronklik, aangepas en nie-verbaal. Die hipotese is in 'n hele aantal belangrike gevalle bevestig. Een van die bevindinge van die ondersoek was dus dat leesbaarheidsfaktore nie slegs be grip ten opsigte van wiskunde eksamenvrae bei:nvloed nie, maar ook 'n beduidende invloed op prestasie het. Die resultate van die empiriese ondersoek word kwalitatief sowel as kwantitatief weergegee. Ander resultate sluit die volgende in: Nie slegs tweedetaal leerlinge nie, maar ook eerstetaal leerlinge het 'n verskeidenhied van leesbaarheidsprobleme ondervind Al drie taalgroepe het op die nie-verbale weergawe dieselfde bekwaamheidsvlak getoon. Verskille in die prestasievlakke tussen die verskillende taalgroepe op die verbale weergawes is baiekeer deur taalkundige en kulturele faktore veroorsaak Kulturele denkpatrone wat tipies is van 'n leerling se moedertaal, maar nie in die tweedetaal voorkom nie, het dikwels tot begripsprobleme by tweedetaal lesers gelei. Hierdie ondersoek het sekere gevolgtrekkings v1r o~derrig- en eksamenpraktyk. Byvoorbeeld, faktore wat die leesbaarheid van gewone Engels bei:nvloed, behoort saam met ander faktore in ag geneem te word wanneer wiskunde eksamenvraestelle opgestel word. Verder is daar duidelike aanduidings dat aparte vraestelle vir eerste- en tweedetaal leerlinge opgestel moet word sodat die taalbehoeftes van tweedetaal leerlinge in ag geneem kan word. Riglyne vir die skryf van meer leesbare eksamenvrae is saamgestel en as 'n oorsiglys aangebied. Voorstelle vir verdere navorsing sluit in die ondersoek na die invloed van leesbaarheid op prestasie in ware eksamen omstandighede.

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Ho, Chun-yip Ken. "An investigation into the reading motivation and strategy use of more competent and less competent readers of English in form 5 in a Chinese medium of instruction (CMI) school in Hong Kong." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2007. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B38720206.

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Parker, Emily G. "ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF THE READING INTERVENTION LANGUAGE! ON STATE READING PROFICIENCY SCORES FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1248101265.

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Allen, Natalie J. "The effects of a story fact recall quiz and game on off-task behavior during sustained silent reading (SSR) and the number of story facts recalled following SSR for secondary students with disabilities." Connect to resource, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1124128560.

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Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xviii, 233 p.; also includes graphics (some col.). Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-169). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center.

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Olukolu, Rona M. "The Relationship of Culturally Responsive Instruction and the Reading Comprehension and Attitude of Struggling Urban Adolescent Readers." FIU Digital Commons, 2013. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/910.

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Culturally responsive instruction refers to the identification of relevant cultural aspects of students’ lives and infusion of these into the curriculum. This instructional approach assumes that a culturally appropriate curriculum can potentially motivate, engage, and lead students to higher rates of achievement. This quasi-experimental study (N=44) investigated the relationship of culturally responsive instruction and the reading comprehension and attitude of struggling urban adolescent readers. The study incorporated the use of culturally responsive instruction using culturally relevant literature (CRL), the Bluford Series Novels, as authentic texts of instruction. Participants were seventh grade reading students at a Title I middle school in South Florida. After a baseline period, two different classes were taught for 8 weeks using different methods. One class formed the experimental group (n=22) and the other class formed the comparison group (n=22). The CRI curriculum for the experimental group embraced the socio-cultural perspective through the use of small discussion groups in which students read and constructed meaning with peers through interaction with the Bluford Series Novels; gave written responses to multiple strategies according to SCRAP – Summarize, Connect, Reflect, Ask Questions, Predict; responded to literal and inferential questions, while at the same time validating their responses through evidence from the text. The Read XL (basal reader) curriculum of the comparison group utilized a traditional form of instruction which incorporated the reading of passages followed by responses to comprehension questions, and teacher-led whole group discussion. The main sources of data were collected from the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests, the Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading (FAIR), and the Rhody Secondary Reading Attitude Assessment. Statistical analyses were performed using Repeated Measures ANOVAs. Findings from the study revealed that the experimental participants’ reading attitudes and FAIR comprehension scores increased when compared to the comparison group. Overall, the results from the study revealed that culturally responsive instruction can potentially foster reading comprehension and a more positive attitude towards reading. However, a replication of this study in other settings with a larger, more randomized sample size and a greater ethnic variation is needed in order to make full generalizations.

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Engwers, Anton. ""In that case I choose to work with short stories" : A study about how English short stories are taught by nine upper secondary school teachers in Sweden and said teachers’ attitudes towards short stories." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-53345.

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Reading English literature can help learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) to develop their reading ability as well as other language skills. Reading can also have other benefits for EFL students such as learning about the target language’s culture or learn about an English variety in written form. This present study investigates what types of literature are used in Swedish upper secondary school, the EFL teachers’ attitudes towards short stories compared to simplified novels/graded readers and their preferred assessment methods associated with literature teaching. The majority of the teachers that took part in this survey have a positive attitude towards short stories and use them in their EFL classes. The results also show that after the students have completed reading a short story, most of the teachers that participated in this survey preferred to combine examination methods such as a group discussion with a written test. The title of this paper comes from one of the informants’ comments when asked if she would rather use a short story or a graded reader in her English class. This informant had used graded readers in her English language classroom, but she and everyone that took part in this survey chose short stories over graded readers.

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Pillay, Lionel Franklin. "Some reading problems encountered by Ciskeian second language English readers in subject content areas, with special reference to geography at the Standard Six level." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001434.

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Since in our educational system a great deal of learning is supposedly dependant upon a child's ability to read and assimilate information from textbooks, this study investigated what reading skills are required by a second language reader of English to read textbooks with comprehension and understanding in relation to the reading skills of a competent reader and how Ciskeian Standard 6 pupils perform in relation to a Geography text prescribed at that level. A test, designed to measure eight reading comprehension skills, was given to a sample of 250 children from four schools in Zwelitsha, Ciskei, to establish whether the subjects are able to: a) give the literal meaning of words; b) derive the appropriate meaning of an ambiguous word from the context in which it appears; c) find answers to questions by making direct reference to the text; d) identify the major points and details in a text; e) use the information in the text to predict what the writer is going to talk about next; f) find the referent for anaphoric terms; g) use discourse markers to predict information/meaning to come, and see the relationships between what they have just read and what they are about to read; h) activate and use the background knowledge and schemata that they have to understand the text topic.The results of this study indicate that these children are: a) unfamiliar with the structure of expository texts; b) linguistically bound to a text and that they fail to use linguistic and contextual clues even when they are explicit in the text. The study also shows that the ability to make inferences and predictions is determined to a large extent by the prior knowledge and background experience that a pupil brings with him to the text and by his ability to activate that background knowledge. The findings suggest that in the English classroom, in an English as a second language (L2) medium situation, the L2 teacher has a responsibility to prepare the child for the study, which includes reading, writing, listening and speaking, of all subjects across the curriculum through the second language, which is the medium of instruction

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Engwers, Anton. "“IN THAT CASE I CHOOSE TO WORK WITH SHORT STORIES” : A study about how English short stories are taught by nine upper secondary school teachers in Sweden and said teachers’ attitudes towards short stories." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-54100.

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Reading English literature can help learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) to develop their reading ability as well as other language skills. Reading can also have other benefits for EFL students such as learning about the target language’s culture or an English variety in written form. This present study investigates what types of literature are used in Swedish upper secondary school, the EFL teachers’ attitudes towards short stories compared to simplified novels/graded readers and their preferred assessment methods associated with literature teaching. The majority of the teachers that took part in this survey have a positive attitude towards short stories and use them in their EFL classes. The results also show that after the students have completed reading a short story, most of the teachers that participated in this survey preferred to combine examination methods such as a group discussion with a written test.The title of this paper comes from one of the informants’ comments when asked if she would rather use a short story or a graded reader in her English class. This informant had used graded readers in her English language classroom, but she and everyone that took part in this survey chose short stories over graded readers.

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Mayhall-Andrews, Florence Ann. "The Relationship of Parental Involvement and Reading Achievement of Ninth-Grade Students." Thesis, Walden University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10793101.

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The local high school and school district have failed to achieve adequate yearly progress in reading due to the poor performance of 9th-grade and special education students on the annual state reading assessment. There may be numerous factors leading to the low scores, but researchers have suggested that students whose parents are engaged in their education have more academic success than students whose parents have minimal participation. An explanatory survey design was used in this quantitative study to identify the involvement activities of parents of 9th-grade students and determine if there was a relationship between their involvement and their child’s reading achievement. The theoretical framework was Epstein’s theory on parental involvement. Archival data from the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness-end of course English I/reading test of 65 9th-grade students were coded for anonymity and matched with their parents’ total scores on the Parent Choice of Involvement Activities survey. Data analyzed using the Pearson product-moment correlation analysis yielded no significant relationship between parent involvement and students’ reading scores. Descriptive analysis identified that parents were more involved with educational activities in the home, rather than participating at school. Therefore, a school-based parent development program was designed. Additional research is needed to explore other reasons for the poor reading outcome of the 9th-grade and special education students. Providing parents with strategies that empower them to become fully involved in the secondary education of their children can bring about positive social change by building strong relationships between the school, family, and community to support the academic achievement of high school students.

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Ho, Chun-yip Ken, and 何振業. "An investigation into the reading motivation and strategy use of more competent and less competent readers of English in form 5 in a Chinesemedium of instruction (CMI) school in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2007. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B38720206.

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Weaver, Joanna Corinne. "An Exploratory Study of Teacher Education Students’ Experiences with an Innovative Literacy Assessment and Remediation Course." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1414948474.

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Retchko, Leslie Bowen. "An Examination of Teachers' Reading Instructional Challenges in an Alternative School Setting." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1575.

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In a suburban alternative school, educators of at-risk students reading below grade level often struggled to provide effective reading instruction. As a result, these students were likely to continue to experience academic difficulties, which could limit their career options and their opportunities to contribute to the betterment of society. This study addressed the gap between reading strategies teachers actually used in the classroom and the reading strategies they learned during professional development. The research questions focused on the instructional challenges teachers experienced while working with struggling readers in an alternative school setting. Mastery learning theory and the adult adragogical theory were used in this case study to explore experiences of 6 teachers concerning the use of reading strategies in an alternative middle school setting. Data were collected with interviews, observations, and from archival work samples. Findings revealed that for teachers serving in an alternative school setting, there was a need for additional strategy-related support for struggling readers, collaborative professional development with a focus on literacy, and teacher acquisition of vocabulary and comprehension strategies. The resulted project consists of a data-driven professional development program designed to help instructors teach reading strategies to assist struggling student readers. This project contributes to positive social change through a targeted implementation of instructional literacy practices that teachers in all content areas can use to help struggling readers in an alternative school settings to experience greater academic success.

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Kendall, Alexandra Clair. "Reading fictions : reading reader identities in Black Country further education communities." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2005. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3840/.

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This thesis ‘opens up’ an exploration of the relationship between identity and achievement in reading, taking as its focus a case study of 16 – 19 year olds studying at Black Country further education colleges. As a group Black Country young people are often characterised through quantitative measurement, league tables and inspection reports, as underachieving in ‘schooled’ literacy. Drawing on a range of theoretical perspectives from Bourdieu, Bernstein and Foucault this project seeks to explore, problematize and challenge these representations offering a more dynamic account of young people’s engagement with textual experience that is grounded in young people’s own accounts of their experience of their out of school literacies. At the same I offer a critically reflexive account of the process of researching and representing research and attempt to achieve homology between the theoretical perspectives I put to use in my analysis and the practices of writing a PhD. I aim to present a reflexive piece of work that explores the situatedness of the PhD, and its authoring, as product and process.

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Williamson, Amy M. Conaway Betty J. "An examination of the relationship of Accelerated Reader implementation, secondary reading programs, and TAKS reading pass rates for ninth grade students in selected Central Texas school districts." Waco, Tex. : Baylor University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2104/5152.

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吳鳳 and Fung Ng. "Reader-response approach: an enrichment of the extensive reading programme in a Hong Kong secondary school." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2008. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B42554512.

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Ng, Fung. "Reader-response approach an enrichment of the extensive reading programme in a Hong Kong secondary school /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2008. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B42554512.

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Cheung, Ching-po. "Reader self-perception and academic reading achievement of the junior form students of a local secondary school : implications for a reading program /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2001. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk:8888/cgi-bin/hkuto%5Ftoc%5Fpdf?B23424370.

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Malo-Juvera, Victor. "The Effect of Young Adult Literature on Adolescents' Rape Myth Acceptance." FIU Digital Commons, 2012. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/564.

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This quasi-experimental study (N = 139) measured the effect of a reader response based instructional unit of the novel Speak on adolescents’ rape myth acceptance. Participants were eighth grade language arts students at a Title I middle school in a major metropolitan school district. Seven classes were randomly assigned to treatment (n = 4) or control (n = 3) condition. Two teachers participated in the study and both taught both treatment and control classes. The study lasted a period of five weeks. Participants were pretested using the Rape Myth Acceptance Scale (Burt, 1980) and a researcher created scale, the Adolescent Date Rape Scale (ADRMS). Analysis of pretests showed the ADRMS to be a reliable and valid measure of rape myth acceptance in adolescents. Factor analysis revealed it to have two major components: “She Wanted It” and “She Lied.” Pretests supported previous studies which found girls to have significantly lower initial levels of rape myth acceptance than boys (p < .001). A 2 (group) x 2 (instructor) x 2 (sex) ANCOVA using ADRMS pretest as a covariate and ADRMS posttest as a dependent variable found that treatment was effective in reducing rape myth acceptance (p < .001, ή2 = .15). Boys with high rape myth acceptance as demonstrated by pretest scores of 1 standard deviation above the mean on ADRMS did not have a backlash to treatment. Extended analysis revealed that participants had significantly lower scores posttest on Factor 1, “She Wanted It” (p < .001, ή2 = .27), while scores on Factor 2, “She Lied” were not significantly lower (p = .07). This may be because the content of the novel primarily deals with issues questioning whether the main characters assault was a rape rather than a false accusation. Attrition rates were low (N = 15) and attrition analysis showed that drop outs did not significantly alter the treatment or control groups. Implications for reader response instruction of young adult literature, for research on rape myth acceptance in secondary schools, and for statistical analysis of effect size using pretests as filters are discussed.

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Dicicco, Michael. "Picturing the Reader: English Education Pre-service Teachers' Beliefs About Reading Using Photovoice." Scholar Commons, 2014. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5210.

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As students begin secondary school, they are charged with learning more content, at a faster pace and with increased pressure from accountability measures (Dreschler, Shumaker, & Woodruff, 2004). If secondary students' reading difficulties are not identified and remedied, the gap between struggling readers and their peers widens every academic year (Edmonds, Vaughn, Wexler, Rutebuch, Cable, Tackett, and Schnakenberg, 2009). The task of reading instruction primarily falls on English teachers, but Strickland and Alvermann (2004) note that while secondary English Teachers do have more preparation in reading instruction compared to other content area teachers, they are not as prepared as they need to be and do not provide reading instruction even when given the opportunity. Additionally, little attention has been given to how teacher should be taught to teach reading (Moats & Foorman, 2003) and even less attention has been given to reading instruction at the secondary level (Edmonds, et al., 2009). Pre-service teacher's beliefs influence how they take in information presented in their teacher education program and classroom instructional decisions (Holt-Reynolds, 1992; Richardson, 2003). However few studies have examined English education pre-service teachers beliefs about teaching struggling readers at the secondary level. The purpose of this study is to describe and explain secondary English education pre-service teachers' beliefs about teaching struggling readers using Photovoice. This study uses a combination of constructivism, Lakoff and Johnson's concept of metaphor, and interpretivism as the theoretical framework. Research methods examining beliefs often involve using surveys or interviews (i.e. Sadaf, Newby, & Ertmer, 2012; Sandvik, van Dall, & Ader, 2013). However, these methods may not provide as representational responses as a method that allows participants to respond through multiple mediums and through metaphor. This study uses a modified version of the Photovoice method to examine secondary English education pre-service teachers' beliefs. Because Photovoice has not been used to examine beliefs of this population, an additional aim of this study is to examine Photovoice as a reflection method. The research questions guiding this study are: 1. What are English education pre-service teacher beliefs' about teaching struggling adolescent readers? 2. What are English education pre-service teacher beliefs about themselves as readers? 3. In what ways, if any, did Photovoice facilitate reflection on beliefs about reading instruction? Findings suggest English education pre-service teachers had not considered struggling readers as part of their classrooms, did not understand the complexities of the reading process, held a deficit view of struggling readers, assumed a teacher's identity, saw reading as an experience/event, found the discussion in the Photovoice process helpful in reflection, Photovoice helped address some issues with teacher reflection, and Photovoice helped develop as well as capture beliefs. Implications for teacher education are discussed.

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Sjöberg-Hawke, Carina. "Translating a guidebook: addressing reader expectation : A small-scale corpus study of direct reader address in a Swedish-English translation." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för språk (SPR), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-77340.

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This study analyses the comparative frequency of “direct reader address” in English and Swedish walking guidebook texts. Through a quantitative and qualitative analysis of specific linguistic features that constitute “direct reader address”, the study aims to highlight the importance of considering reader expectation of a text, i.e. the target culture’s text conventions when translating. The linguistic features in focus are those which help to establish a familiar relationship between reader and writer and thus set up an imaginary dialogue. These are: second-person pronouns, first-person inclusive plural pronouns and verbs in the imperative mood. A translation corpus of walking-guidebook extracts (10 English originals, 11 Swedish originals and their English translations) and my own Swedish-to-English translation of such a text were analysed in order to a) determine to what extent “direct reader address” is used in Swedish and English original walking guidebooks; b) determine to what extent “direct reader address” is retained and used in English translations of Swedish walking guidebooks; and c) discuss the implications of this for translators of such texts. The results of the investigation show that although “direct reader address” does appear in both Swedish and English original guidebooks, it is more prevalent in English ones. Imperative verbs are the most common of all the relevant linguistic features. The results also show that the trend is not only to retain in English translations what “direct reader address” existed in Swedish originals but also sometimes to add “direct reader address” for reasons of syntax and idiomatic usage. The implications are that a target culture’s text conventions are consequential when translating a walking guidebook because they relate to reader expectation, in particular in relation to linguistic features of “direct reader address”. To translate well, and where deadlines allow, it is recommended that a translator’s strategy should try to address reader expectation.

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Cheung, Ching-po, and 張淸波. "Reader self-perception and academic reading achievement of the junior form students of a local secondary school: implications for a reading program." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2001. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B44569907.

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Patterson, Thomas H. Crumpler Thomas P. "Teacher change as elicited from formalism to reader response theory applied to two twentieth century novels engaged by a secondary school advanced novel class." Normal, Ill. : Illinois State University, 2006. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=0&did=1225152521&SrchMode=1&sid=7&Fmt=2&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1177942246&clientId=43838.

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Title from title page screen, viewed on April 30, 2007. Dissertation Committee: Thomas Crumpler (chair), Dent Rhodes, Ellen Spycher. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 189-195) and abstract. Also available in print.

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Mügge, Ernani. "Ensino médio e educação literária : propostas de formação do leitor." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/35084.

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A presente tese defende a presença da literatura no ensino médio com a justificativa de que, quando possibilitado o exercício crítico de análise de textos, ela desempenha papel relevante na formação do aluno. Entende-se, assim, que, pela sua função formadora e social, a leitura literária constitui-se em um direito do aluno. O trabalho proposto evidencia uma concepção que privilegia a obra literária em detrimento do texto literário em seu aspecto operacional. Para justificar sua necessidade e mostrar a viabilidade da execução de projetos de leitura dessa natureza, apresenta-se um diagnóstico do ensino médio na atualidade e um estudo sobre a interdisciplinaridade, cuja prática é sugerida pelas novas orientações ministeriais. Além disso, com o intuito de discutir o conceito de letramento, recupera a trajetória da leitura literária no ensino médio. A base teórica é constituída por preceitos da Estética da Recepção, com base em Hans Robert Jauss e Wolfgang Iser, e estudos de Antonio Candido sobre o direito do ser humano à literatura pela sua propensão formadora. A metodologia apresentada e defendida coloca o professor como articulador e mediador de propostas de análise.
This thesis advocates that literature be taught in secondary school, because it is relevant in the education of students that they be able to analyze texts critically. Thus, it is believed that, for its educating and social function, the students have the right to read literature. The proposed study shows a concept that privileges works of literature to the detriment of the operational aspect of literary texts. In order to justify its need and show the feasibility of performing this kind of reading project, a diagnosis of current secondary school education is presented, and a study on interdisciplinarity, a practice suggested by new ministerial guidelines. In addition, for the purpose of discussing the concept of literacy, it recovers the trajectory of literary reading in secondary school. The theoretical foundation is constituted by precepts of Aesthetics of Reception, based on Hans Robert Jauss and Wolfgang Iser, and studies of Antonio Candido on human beings’ right to literature because of its propensity to educate. The methodology presented and advocated places the teacher in the position of articulating and mediating proposals for analysis.

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Luft, Gabriela Fernanda Cé. "Retrato de uma disciplina ameaçada : a literatura nos documentos oficiais e no Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio (Enem)." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/103887.

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Esta pesquisa se constitui em um trabalho de intervenção: propõe-se a discutir a crise que ameaça, conforme expressão utilizada por Antonio Candido, o “direito à literatura” na sala de aula, ou seja, o processo de desvalorização da literatura como disciplina escolar, formalmente retirada como área de conhecimento do currículo de ensino médio a partir das reformas educacionais realizadas nos últimos anos e da imposição do Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio (Enem) como o virtual vestibular único no país. A partir da exposição dos resultados de diferentes instrumentos que visam à verificação de habilidades leitoras e de uma pesquisa de campo realizada com alunos de terceiro ano do ensino médio de escolas públicas e particulares dos municípios gaúchos de Porto Alegre e Passo Fundo, apresentam-se as problemáticas concernentes ao ensino de literatura na atualidade, recupera-se a trajetória histórica do ensino da disciplina, investiga-se sua abordagem em documentos oficiais (Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais para o Ensino Médio, Orientações Complementares aos Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais para o Ensino Médio e Orientações Curriculares Nacionais para o Ensino Médio) e, de modo especial, analisam-se, quantitativa e qualitativamente, as questões de literatura presentes nas provas do Enem realizadas entre 1998 e 2013. Revela-se, com base nos dados levantados, uma tendência a ser combatida, haja vista a gradual perda de espaço da disciplina no exame – e, consequentemente, nos currículos escolares –, a negligência das especificidades do texto literário e a excessiva valorização da leitura funcional, entre outros aspectos. Finalmente, analisam-se as consequências, para o ensino de literatura nas escolas, da adoção dos preceitos arrolados em documentos oficiais e do Enem como processo seletivo nacional e, por meio de uma concepção que privilegia a leitura cultural em detrimento da abordagem do texto literário em sua vertente funcional, evocam-se, conforme concepções de Candido, Ceia, Colomer, Fischer, Giardinelli, Todorov, Yunes, Zilberman, entre outros, os valores implicados na difusão da tradição literária.
This is an intervention study that discusses the crisis which threatens the “right to literature” (expression used by Antonio Candido, a renowned theoretician in Brazilian Literature) in schools regarding the process of devaluing literature as a school subject. In later years, it has been formally removed as an area of knowledge from the secondary school curriculum, in current educational reforms. Additionally, there is a growing tendency to an imposition of Enem (Brazilian Portuguese acronym that stands for Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio; in English, National Secondary Education Examination) as the virtually sole admission test for enrollment in universities in Brazil. This thesis is comprised of different instruments which aimed at verifying reading abilities, as well as the results of a field research done with secondary school seniors from public and private schools in Porto Alegre and Passo Fundo (cities in the south of Brazil). This study presents the historical path of the teaching of literature in Brazil and identifies problems concerning the current teaching of this subject by investigating the way it is approached in official documents (National Curriculum Parameters for Secondary Education, Supplementary Orientations to the National Curriculum Parameters for Secondary Education and National Curriculum Orientations for Secondary Education). Additionally, questions about literature extracted from Enem tests from 1998 to 2013 were subject to quantitative and qualitative analyzes. The data show a tendency to be countered: the gradual loss of ground of the subject in the admission exam – and, as a consequence, in school curricula –, as well as the neglecting of the literary text specificities and the overvaluation of functional reading, inter alia. Finally, this thesis analyzes the consequences of the adoption of the aforementioned official documents precepts and of Enem as a national college admission exam, and adopts a standpoint which privileges cultural reading (to the detriment of a functional approach to the literary text) and the values implied in the dissemination of the literary tradition (according to concepts by Candido, Ceia, Colomer, Fischer, Giardinelli, Todorov, Yunes, Zilberman and others).
Esta investigación se constituye en un trabajo de intervención: se propone discutir la crisis que amenaza, según expresión utilizada por Antonio Candido, el “derecho a la literatura” en aula, o sea, el proceso de desvalorización de la literatura como asignatura escolar en Brasil, formalmente retirada como área de conocimiento del currículo de enseñanza media a partir de las reformas educacionales realizadas en los últimos años y de la imposición del “Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio (Enem)” como el único examen de ingreso universitario en el país. A partir de la exposición de los resultados de distintos instrumentos que pretenden verificar habilidades lectoras y de un estudio de campo realizado con alumnos del tercer año de la enseñanza media de escuelas públicas y privadas de los municipios de Porto Alegre y Passo Fundo (ambos de Rio Grande do Sul/Brasil), se presentan las problemáticas concernientes a la enseñanza de literatura en la actualidad, se recupera la trayectoria histórica de la enseñanza de la asignatura, se investiga su enfoque en documentos oficiales (“Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais para o Ensino Médio”, “Orientações Complementares aos Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais para o Ensino Médio” y “Orientações Curriculares Nacionais para o Ensino Médio”) y, de manera especial, se analizan, desde el punto de vista cuantitativo y cualitativo, las cuestiones de literatura presentes en las pruebas de “Enem” realizadas entre 1998 y 2013. Se revela, a partir de los datos obtenidos, una tendencia que debe ser combatida, en vista de la gradual pérdida de espacio de la asignatura en dicho examen – y, consecuentemente, en los currículos escolares –, la negligencia de las especificidades del texto literario y la excesiva valoración de la lectura funcional, entre otros aspectos. Finalmente, se analizan las consecuencias, para la enseñanza de literatura en las escuelas, de la adopción de los preceptos listados en documentos oficiales y de “Enem” como proceso selectivo nacional y, a partir de una concepción que privilegia la lectura cultural en detrimento del enfoque del texto literario en su vertiente funcional, se evocan, según concepciones de Candido, Ceia, Colomer, Fischer, Giardinelli, Todorov, Yunes, Zilberman, entre otros, los valores implicados en la difusión de la tradición literaria.

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Olin-Scheller, Christina. "Mellan Dante och 'Big Brother' : En studie om gymnasieelevers textvärldar." Doctoral thesis, Karlstad University, Faculty of Arts and Education, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-474.

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This dissertation deals with Swedish upper secondary school students’ encounter and reception of various fictional texts in and outside of school. The focus of the study is how literary instruction, based on an expanded text concept, succeeds in meeting the students’ expectations and previous experiences of fictional texts. The theoretical framework consists of theories that approach reading as a transaction between text and reader in a social and cultural context.

The study is founded on qualitative methods, and the empirical material was collected through participant observation and interviews with students and teachers in four upper secondary school classes between 2001 and 2003. The research questions are: How does literary instruction develop students’ knowledge of fictional texts and reading? In what ways are the students’ textual worlds in and outside of school dialogically interrelated? How do students use different fictional texts in building their identities? Which values regarding different texts are visible in the classroom?

Findings indicate that mismatches between teachers’ and students’ literary repertoires are common in upper secondary school literary teaching. Since the literary instruction mainly drew upon traditional fiction, the students’ construction of literary worlds was not sufficiently supported. The students’ expectations of fiction reading were characterized by strong emotional involvement, and this was particularly true for the male students. The female students reported that there was a lack of female perspectives in the literary teaching.

The pedagogical implications of the study concern the importance of identifying the students’ literary repertoires and matching those with the literary instruction. Literary pedagogy should aim to expand these repertoires, and to help students acquire new reader roles. One way of achieving this is to promote dialogical teaching that encourages both efferent and aesthetic reading. Findings of the present study also indicate that teachers’ resources for working with an expanded text concept are limited. Consequently, current teacher education programmes and further training of working teachers must deal with reading of fictional texts from new and broader perspectives.

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