Assisted Reading Practice: Effects on Performance for Poor Readers in Grades 3 and 4

Shany, Michal; Biemiller, Andrew

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“…Little research was carried out to explore the usefulness of using audiobooks on developing listening comprehension among university students. It is worth mentioning that most studies on the effects of audiobooks on students' listening skills were based on using classroom observations and qualitative data (Shany & Biemiller, 1995;Hamdan, 2015). Moreover, the researcher did not find any study that was conducted with the aim of exploring the effects of using audiobooks on developing listening comprehension among EFL university students at the Saudi context.…”

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Using Audiobooks for Developing Listening Comprehension among Saudi EFL Preparatory Year Students

Mohamed

2018

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Abstract-The current study investigated the usefulness of using audiobooks on developing listening comprehension among Saudi English as a Foreign Language (EFL) preparatory year students. It employed the quasi-experimental design which included two groups: an experimental group (n = 44) and a control group (n = 44). The participants were EFL preparatory year students at Arar Branch, Northern Border University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Before conducting the treatment, the experimental group and the control group were pre-tested by using the pre Listening Comprehension Test (LCT) for equivalence of listening comprehension. By the end of the treatment, the experimental group and the control group were post-tested by using the post LCT. The t-test was used to calculate the differences between the mean scores of the pre and post LCT. The results showed that a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the experimental group and the control group on the post LCT in favor of the experimental group. The results also revealed that a statistically significant difference was found in the mean scores of the experimental group between the pre and post LCT in favor of the post LCT. Thus, it can be concluded that the audiobooks helped the experimental group develop listening comprehension as they exceeded the control group on the post LCT and they achieved a better result on the post LCT than the pre LCT.

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Using Audiobooks for Developing Listening Comprehension among Saudi EFL Preparatory Year Students

Mohamed

2018

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We conducted a study of the effects of assisted reading practice (Shany & Biemiller, 1995). In this paper we examined the original data to find factors affecting gains in reading comprehension.

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Individual differences in reading comprehension gains from assisted reading practice: pre existing conditions, vocabulary acquisition, and amounts of practice

Shany

Biemiller

2009

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We conducted a study of the effects of assisted reading practice (Shany & Biemiller, 1995). In this paper we examined the original data to find factors affecting gains in reading comprehension. We contrasted 14 children who had below median gains in reading comprehension and 15 who had above median gains. There were no significant correlations between pre-program language and reading measures and reading comprehension gains. High comprehension gainers made significantly larger gains in vocabulary. In the previous report on this research, we found that reading practice had large beneficial impact on reading comprehension. In this study we also found that children who gained significantly more vocabulary had also significantly higher gains in reading comprehension. Implications are discussed.

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“…controlling the difficulty of text improves both oral reading fluency and reading comprehension (Shany & Biemiller, 1995). In addition, to enhance motivation to read independently, children should have an have an opportunity to choose books to read that tap into personal interests (Guthrie & Humenick, 2004).…”

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Scaffolding Voluntary Summer Reading for Children in Grades 3 to 5: An Experimental Study

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White

2008

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Assisted Reading Practice: Effects on Performance for Poor Readers in Grades 3 and 4

Cited by 74 publications

References 33 publications

Using Audiobooks for Developing Listening Comprehension among Saudi EFL Preparatory Year Students

Using Audiobooks for Developing Listening Comprehension among Saudi EFL Preparatory Year Students

Individual differences in reading comprehension gains from assisted reading practice: pre existing conditions, vocabulary acquisition, and amounts of practice

Scaffolding Voluntary Summer Reading for Children in Grades 3 to 5: An Experimental Study

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