This study examined the effect of improvements in timing/rhythmicity on students’ reading achievement. 86 participants completed preand post-test measures of reading achievement (i.e., Woodcock-Johnson III, Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing, Test of Word Reading Efficiency, and Test of Silent Word Reading Fluency). Students in the experimental group completed a 4-week intervention d...

OBJECTIVE Characterization of academic functioning in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), particularly predictors of achievement, may have important implications for intervention. The current study aimed to characterize achievement profiles, confirm associations between academic ability and concurrent intellectual and social skills, and explore preschool predictors of school-age acade...

The language in recent education policy equates academic achievement with reading proficiency for English language learners (ELLs). In response to federal and state accountability efforts focused on reading, California high schools began to substitute reading intervention programs for English language development (ELD) curricula and instruction. This study compared the effect of a reading inter...

There is evidence that poor readers are at increased risk for various types of low self-concept-particularly academic self-concept. However, this evidence ignores the heterogeneous nature of poor readers, and hence the likelihood that not all poor readers have low self-concept. The aim of this study was to better understand which types of poor readers have low self-concept. We tested 77 childre...

Second-language learning is a complex process that combines text reception (reading, listening) and production (writing, talking). Applied linguistics usually distinguishes between intentional incidental learning. The academic literature contains various definitions of these concepts, espe­cially in connection with reading. paper explores L2 from lexi­co­graphical perspective redefines the two ...

This study was designed to investigate the instructional effectiveness of six methods of library instruction. University students were randomly assigned to treatment groups, received verbal instruction with/ without supplementary visual illustrations and readings. Results indicated that the self-paced audiovisual tutorial study followed by a summary and question/ answer session was the most eff...