TY - JOUR
T1 - Improving Reading to Improve Math
AU - Glenberg, Arthur
AU - Willford, Jonathan
AU - Gibson, Bryan
AU - Goldberg, Andrew
AU - Zhu, Xiaojin
PY - 2012/7
Y1 - 2012/7
N2 - Reading provides information across the curriculum. Thus, to the extent that fundamental (i.e., generalizable) reading comprehension strategies can be taught, the benefits should be found in multiple domains. To test this claim, children in the third and fourth grades read by simulating text content using the two-part, embodied Moved by Reading intervention. While reading six initial texts, children literally manipulated pictures on a computer screen to simulate sentence content; next, for additional texts the children imagined the manipulation of the pictures. These additional texts were in the form of mathematical story problems. Compared to a control condition, children using Moved by Reading solved more problems correctly, and this improvement is mainly attributed to a 35% reduction in the use of irrelevant numerical information in solution attempts. Thus, Moved by Reading teaches a fundamental strategy that encourages the sense-making that can aid mathematical story problem solution.
AB - Reading provides information across the curriculum. Thus, to the extent that fundamental (i.e., generalizable) reading comprehension strategies can be taught, the benefits should be found in multiple domains. To test this claim, children in the third and fourth grades read by simulating text content using the two-part, embodied Moved by Reading intervention. While reading six initial texts, children literally manipulated pictures on a computer screen to simulate sentence content; next, for additional texts the children imagined the manipulation of the pictures. These additional texts were in the form of mathematical story problems. Compared to a control condition, children using Moved by Reading solved more problems correctly, and this improvement is mainly attributed to a 35% reduction in the use of irrelevant numerical information in solution attempts. Thus, Moved by Reading teaches a fundamental strategy that encourages the sense-making that can aid mathematical story problem solution.
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U2 - 10.1080/10888438.2011.564245
DO - 10.1080/10888438.2011.564245
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84863525177
SN - 1088-8438
VL - 16
SP - 316
EP - 340
JO - Scientific Studies of Reading
JF - Scientific Studies of Reading
IS - 4
ER -