Basal readers and english language learners: A content analysis study

Bello, Manuel Jurado; Fajet, Walter; Shaver, Annis N.; Toombs, A. K.; Schumm, Jeanne Shay

doi:10.1080/19388070309558383

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“…Although the district investigated in this study provided one grade-level copy of the district-adopted EL supplemental basal curriculum guide to each school for this purpose, none of the teachers in either the control or the sample groups were familiar with or knew of its existence. This seems to be a common finding in related research (Bello, Fajet, Shaver, Toombs & Schumm, 2003).…”

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“…A considerable amount of research conducted in identifying effective literacy practices suggests that an interactive approach is most effective (Bello et al, 2003;Carrasquillo, Kucer & Abrams, 2004;Carrasquillo & Rodriquez, 2002;Cummins, 2003;Kendall & Khuon, 2005). Such a model views reading as an interactive, transactional process that is neither exclusively top-down nor bottom-up.…”

Section: Effective Second Language Reading Comprehension Instructionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Transactional literature circles and the reading comprehension of English learners in the mainstream classroom

McElvain¹

2010

Journal of Research in Reading

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This study examines a problem that many mainstream teachers face today: how to successfully improve reading comprehension for English language learners (ELLs) in an English‐only environment. The researcher examines both the academic and psychosocial effects of the Transactional Literature Circles (TLC) programme on a treatment group of 75 fourth to sixth grade, at‐risk, ELLs to a comparable control group who did not participate in the study. The results of this study report that TLC positively affected the reading comprehension of the programme participants. The students in the TLC programme outperformed the students in the control group on standardised reading tests, and in 7 months increased one grade level in reading. Teacher interviews and student surveys reported an increase in student reading engagement and motivation that positively affected reading self‐efficacy, confidence and a willingness to participate in class discussions.

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Section: Effective Second Language Reading Comprehension Instructionmentioning

confidence: 99%