Effects of reciprocal teaching on reading comprehension of low‐achieving adolescents. The importance of specific teacher skills

M Okkinga, R van Steensel… - Journal of research …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Low‐achieving adolescents are known to have difficulties with reading comprehension. This
article discusses how reciprocal teaching can improve low‐achieving adolescents' reading …

The role of word decoding, vocabulary knowledge and meta‐cognitive knowledge in monolingual and bilingual low‐achieving adolescents' reading comprehension

R Van Steensel, R Oostdam… - Journal of Research …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we analysed the relationships between word decoding, vocabulary knowledge,
meta‐cognitive knowledge and reading comprehension in low‐achieving adolescents and …

Affirming and undermining motivations for reading and associations with reading comprehension, age and gender

R van Steensel, R Oostdam… - Journal of Research in …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background There has been an increasing interest in negative or 'undermining'motivations
for reading. In this study, we aimed to strengthen knowledge on the validity of the distinction …

Supporting socially shared regulation during collaborative task-oriented reading

J Kielstra, I Molenaar, R van Steensel… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
This study examined how to improve students' regulation of task-oriented reading (TOR).
TOR encompasses reading and information processing needed to perform a specific task …

Does vocabulary knowledge matter in the effectiveness of instructing reading strategies? Differential responses from adolescents with low academic achievement on …

M Okkinga, AJS Gelderen, E Schooten, R Steensel… - Reading and …, 2023 - Springer
Prior studies suggest that teaching reading strategies promotes reading comprehension in
adolescents who have difficulties with reading comprehension, yet the results of those …

Linguistic knowledge, fluency and meta‐cognitive knowledge as components of reading comprehension in adolescent low achievers: Differences between …

M Trapman, A Van Gelderen… - Journal of Research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In this study we investigate the role of linguistic knowledge, fluency and meta‐cognitive
knowledge in Dutch reading comprehension of monolingual and bilingual adolescent …

Investigating second language (L2) reading subskill associations: A cognitive diagnosis approach

H Chen, Y Cai, J de la Torre - Language assessment quarterly, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study uses a cognitive diagnosis model (CDM) approach to investigate the associations
among specific L2 reading subskills. Participants include 1,203 Year-4 English major …

Exploring literal and inferential reading comprehension among L2 adolescent learners: The roles of working memory capacity, syllogistic inference, and L2 linguistic …

M Kim - Reading and Writing, 2023 - Springer
Adopting a cognitive perspective, this study examined roles of working memory capacity
(WMC), first language (L1) syllogistic inferencing, and second language (L2) linguistic …

Nudging to stimulate reading in primary and secondary education

L van der Sande, I Wildeman, AG Bus… - Sage …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Many students infrequently read during leisure time. Due to fast, unconscious decisions,
they may overlook the possibility of reading. We tested the impact of nudging on reading …

Personalized expert guidance of students' book choices in primary and secondary education

L Sande, I Wildeman, AG Bus… - Reading …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In many schools, independent silent reading of self-selected books is used to promote
reading. However, self-selection may be insufficient to counter negative reading …