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Rand, Catherine L. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This quantitative study examines the Lexile level, estimated volume, and genre of fourth- and fifth-grade texts used in four popular core reading series to analyze the programs' possible effects on instruction and comprehension. The four series include Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's Into Reading, Lucy Calkins' Units of Study for Teaching Reading,…
Descriptors: Word Frequency, Literary Genres, Reading Programs, Elementary School Students
Richardson, Eileen M. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this action research study was to examine Reader's Theater as an instructional and motivational strategy for underachieving students (N = 24) in a ninth- and tenth- grade Literacy for Life classroom. The Literacy for Life course was designed to assist high school students reading below an eighth-grade level. The research took place…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Underachievement, Grade 9, Grade 10