TY - JOUR
T1 - Effective reading comprehension instruction
T2 - Examining child × instruction interactions
AU - Connor, Carol Mc Donald
AU - Morrison, Frederick J.
AU - Petrella, Jocelyn N.
PY - 2004/12/1
Y1 - 2004/12/1
N2 - This study examined the effect of 3rd-grade language arts instruction on growth in children's reading ' comprehension skills and the degree to which the impact of instruction depended on the language and reading skills children brought to the classroom. Classrooms were observed in the fall, winter, and spring, and language arts activities were coded using multiple dimensions of instruction. Overall, the effect of instruction depended on children's fall reading comprehension scores. Children with average to low fall reading comprehension scores achieved greater growth in classrooms with more time spent on teacher-managed reading comprehension instructional activities but demonstrated less growth in classrooms with more time spent on child-managed reading comprehension activities. Research and classroom instruction implications are discussed.
AB - This study examined the effect of 3rd-grade language arts instruction on growth in children's reading ' comprehension skills and the degree to which the impact of instruction depended on the language and reading skills children brought to the classroom. Classrooms were observed in the fall, winter, and spring, and language arts activities were coded using multiple dimensions of instruction. Overall, the effect of instruction depended on children's fall reading comprehension scores. Children with average to low fall reading comprehension scores achieved greater growth in classrooms with more time spent on teacher-managed reading comprehension instructional activities but demonstrated less growth in classrooms with more time spent on child-managed reading comprehension activities. Research and classroom instruction implications are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1037/0022-0663.96.4.682
DO - 10.1037/0022-0663.96.4.682
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:10844227231
SN - 0022-0663
VL - 96
SP - 682
EP - 698
JO - Journal of Educational Psychology
JF - Journal of Educational Psychology
IS - 4
ER -