Grade Specific Research, Articles and Reports
| Pre-K | |
A Framework For Examining Book Reading in Early Childhood Classrooms |
CIERA paper presents a comprehensive framework for examining book use in early childhood settings and assesses the quality of book use. |
| K-3 | |
| Critical
Issue: Addressing the Literacy Needs of Emergent and Early Readers |
NCREL review of research on early and emergent readers; offers suggestions of instruction strategies to help early and emergent readers. |
| Effective
Reading Instruction for Struggling Spanish-Speaking Readers: A
Combination of Two Literatures |
LD Online article describes research on effective techniques for early reading instruction and a program that blends both areas into an intensive tutoring program for young, struggling readers in their first language. |
| The Effects of Metacognitive Reading Strategy Training on the Reading Performance and Student Reading Analysis Strategies of Third Grade Bilingual Students | The bilingual Spanish dominant students in this experimental study were taught to use metacognitive reading strategies while reading in Spanish (from the NCELA Online Library). |
Engaged Reading: A Multilevel Approach to Considering Sociocultural Factors With Diverse Learners |
CIERA Technical Report describes a study that examined the issue of reading engagement with eighteen third-grade Spanish-speaking children and families in an impoverished Southern California inner-city school. |
| A Second Year of One-on-One Tutoring: An Intervention for Second Graders With Reading Difficulties | The findings from this CIERA Technical Report suggest that many children identified as struggling readers early in their school careers may need at least two years of intense intervention to achieve grade level expectations. |
| Grades 4-8 | |
| Reading for Understanding: Toward an R&D Program in Reading Comprehension | In this report, the RAND Reading Study Group characterizes reading comprehension in a way that the group believes will help organize research and development activities in the domain of reading comprehension. Information relevant for grades 4-8. |
| The reading strategies of bilingual Latina/o students who are successful English readers: Opportunities and obstacles | This Reading Research Quarterly study examines the strategic reading processes of eight bilingual Latina/o children who were identified as successful English readers. Information relevant for grades 6-7. |
| Working Together to Become Proficient Readers: Early Impact of the Talent Development Middle School's Student Team Literature Program | CRESPAR report reveals that students in STL (Student Team Literature) classes display significantly better reading comprehension after the first year of implementation (effect size = .51). Information relevant for grades 6-8. |
