Browsing by Author "Joshi, R. Malatesha"
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Allaith, Zainab A. (2010-07-14)One of the main differences between English monolinguals and English language learners is that the latter use their knowledge of their first language in spelling in English. Previous studies have shown that the nature of ...
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Binks, Emily Suzanne (Texas A&M University, 2008-10-10)Reading is a basic skill for survival and those who have reading difficulties in early grades continue to struggle in school and later in life. Previous studies have shown that instructional procedures that incorporate ...
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Chuang, Hui-Kai (2012-07-16)The influence of reading ability on cross-language transfer in Mandarin-speaking ninth graders was explored. Each participant's native language (L1-Mandarin Chinese) and second language (L2-English) were assessed. Although ...
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Carreker, Suzanne 1954- (2012-07-11)The premise of the Simple View of Reading is that reading comprehension is the product of two components – decoding and language comprehension. Each component is necessary but not sufficient. To support teachers in identifying ...
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Chen, Tsuei-Fen (2010-10-12)Theories of reading have seldom been examined across orthographies. In the present study, Dual Coding Theory (DCT), a general theory of cognition applied to literacy, was applied to Chinese sentences to investigate the ...
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Wilkins, Gwendolyn Mays (2018-02-22)According to the National Education Association, a knowledgeable, well-prepared teacher can be more influential on a child’s academic success than any other resource; however, little empirical evidence exists to define ...
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Carreker, Suzanne Huff (2009-05-15)Teacher knowledge enhances instruction. Of particular importance for spelling instruction is literacy-related content teacher knowledge. This knowledge includes awareness of individual speech sounds, syllables, and morphemes ...
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Dean, Emily Ocker (2009-05-15)This investigation examined the extent to which teacher implemented systematic, explicit instruction affected the literacy achievement of kindergarten and first grade students. Two cohorts of students in a southwestern ...
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Hudson, Alida (2021-09-13)While the conceptual link between teachers’ knowledge of reading-related concepts and student reading outcomes is widely acknowledged in the field, few studies have empirically examined this correlation, especially regarding ...
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Allaith, Zainab A. (2013-04-05)The present study puts forward two models which examine the relationship between at home at school variables of (1) engagement in shared and independent reading and (2) access to print with reading achievement. Participants ...
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Rojas-Vargas, Mayra Danielle (2021-07-07)The purpose of this dissertation was to investigate the impact of virtual mentoring and coaching (VMC) and teachers’ experiences and perceptions of VMC on their professional growth related to ELs. A systematic review was ...
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Ji, Xuejun (2017-07-27)The purpose of this study is to (1) identify the underlying types of home literacy environment (HLE) and their effects on early reading achievement, (2) examine the types of socio-emotional competence (SEC) and their ...
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Graham, Lori Dear (2009-05-15)This study was designed to demonstrate the effect of implementation of multicomponent vocabulary strategy instruction in fourth grade social studies. The components used included explicit instruction, student study teams, ...
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Pittman, Ramona Trinette (2009-05-15)Given the importance of the role of spelling in literacy, it is important to have knowledge of the linguistic features that allow students to be successful spellers. Having phonological, morphological, and orthographic ...
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Olson, Elizabeth Bubonic (Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)Research has demonstrated that many children and adolescents exhibiting behavior problems also evidence serious reading problems as well as a low self-efficacy (i.e., belief in their ability) toward reading. The consequences ...
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Chen, Hsin-Chin (2009-05-15)A central issue in word recognition is how readers retrieve and select the right representation among others in the mental lexicon. Recently, it has been claimed that recognition of individual words is influenced by the ...
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Yeon, Sookkyung (2012-11-26)Metalinguistic awareness skills (i.e., phonological awareness, orthographic awareness, morphological awareness) contribute to children’s spelling as well as reading. Although the multidimensional nature of these metalinguistic ...
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Taylor, Brenda Kaye (2016-05-09)The purpose of the present study was twofold: (1) to examine what preservice teachers (PSTs) understand about reading and assessment processes within the RTI framework to assist struggling readers; (2) to determine whether ...
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A Quasi-Experimental Study of an Intervention Using the Text Structure Strategy in Grade 7 Science Beerwinkle, Andrea Lynne (2018-08-02)The ability to comprehend science texts is not only an academic skill but a life skill. Currently, however, the majority of students across grade levels in the United States are reading below grade level and have science ...
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Bae, Han Suk Han (2015-03-16)This dissertation consists of three studies that explored the role of morphological awareness (MA) in biliteracy development among upper elementary students who learn to read two languages (English and Korean) in different ...