Focusing students' attention on the meaning of a text before reading, such as introducing the topic and encouraging predictions, is among the practices most consistently related to student growth¶
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q2 i? Focusing students' attention on the meaning of a text before reading it, such as by introducing the topic and encouraging predictions, is one of the practices most consistently related to student growth in language and comprehension outcomes in Title I schools, prekindergarten through grade 3. → Hanley Chiang 2017
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Hanley Chiang 2017¶
Hanley Chiang, Elias Walsh, Timothy Shanahan, Claudia Gentile, Alyssa Maccarone, Tiffany Waits, Barbara Carlson, Samuel Rikoon. (2017). An Exploration of Instructional Practices that Foster Language Development and Comprehension: Evidence from Prekindergarten through Grade 3 in Title I Schools. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee
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The Key Findings list names this pre-reading practice among those most consistently related to student growth, from the exploratory correlational study of instructional practices in prekindergarten through grade 3 in Title I schools.
"Focusing students’ attention on the meaning of a text before reading it, such as by introducing the topic and encouraging predictions"
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Related Claims¶
- Engaging students in defining new words during or after reading a text is among the practices most consistently related to student growth in language and comprehension — related
- Helping students make connections between prior knowledge and the texts they read is among the practices most consistently related to student growth — related
- Promoting higher-order thinking through questions requiring analysis, explanation, and idea development is among the practices most consistently related to student growth — related
- Students' prior knowledge about a topic impacts their understanding of text as they read — related
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Focusing students' attention on the meaning of a text before reading, such as introducing the topic and encouraging predictions, is among the practices most consistently related to student growth |
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Focusing students' attention on the meaning of a text before reading, such as introducing the topic and encouraging predictions, is among the practices most consistently related to student growth |
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