Much is known about short-term—but very little about the long-term—effects of reading
interventions. To rectify this, a detailed analysis of follow-up effects as a function of …

Working memory refers to a mental workspace, involved in controlling, regulating, and
actively maintaining relevant information to accomplish complex cognitive tasks (eg …

John Dewey was a pragmatist, progressivist, educator, philosopher, and social reformer
(Gutek, 2014). Dewey's various roles greatly impacted education and he was perhaps one of …

" Unless we believe that those who have more are inherently superior to those who have
less, we should be troubled by the fact that patterns of achievement are often fairly …

The Dyslexia Debate examines how we use the term" dyslexia" and questions its efficacy as
a diagnosis. While many believe that a diagnosis of dyslexia will shed light on a reader's …

Looking in Classrooms uses educational, psychological, and social science theories and
classroom-based research to teach future classroom teachers about the complexities and …

This study examined gender differences in self-regulation in the fall and spring of
kindergarten and their connection to gender differences in 5 areas of early achievement …

The central focus of this text is language development as a field of basic research, but
applied issues are also considered. Chapter 1 provides an overview and history of the field …

This meta-analysis reviewed research on summer reading interventions conducted in the
United States and Canada from 1998 to 2011. The synthesis included 41 classroom-and …

This article suggests that students' characteristics play a more important role in classrooms
than has previously been thought. To investigate this, a computerized literacy search was …