IS READING COMPREHENSION ASSOCIATED WITH MATHEMATICS SKILLS: A META-ANALYSIS RESEARCH

An Analysis of Prerequisite Skills for Reading Comprehension

In this paper, we focus on the synthetic understanding of documents, specifically reading comprehension (RC). A current problem with RC is the need for a method of analyzing the RC system performance to realize further development. We propose a methodology for examining RC systems from multiple viewpoints. Our methodology consists of three steps: define a set of basic skills used for RC, manual...

Web Based Application for Reading Comprehension Skills

The use of the web in languages learning has been developed at very high speed these last years. Thus, we are witnessing many research and development projects set in universities and distance learning programs. However, the interest in research related to writing competence remains relatively low. Our proposed research examines the use of the web for studying English as a second foreign langua...

A Research Agenda for Improving Reading Comprehension

In this report, the RRSG characterizes reading comprehension in a way that the group believes will help organize research and development activities in the domain of reading comprehension. In Chapter Two, we provided a working definition for reading comprehension and outlined a framework including three core elements—reader, text, and activity—which are situated in a larger sociocultural contex...

The mathematics skills of children with reading difficulties

A longitudinal investigation of early reading and language skills in children with poor reading comprehension.

BACKGROUND Poor comprehenders have difficulty comprehending connected text, despite having age-appropriate levels of reading accuracy and fluency. We used a longitudinal design to examine earlier reading and language skills in children identified as poor comprehenders in mid-childhood. METHOD Two hundred and forty-two children began the study at age 5. Further assessments of language and read...