Inference Instruction: Improving Reading Comprehension of English Learners with Reading Comprehension Difficulties
Intervention Details
Subject
English Language ArtsAcademic Program
English as a Second Language (ESL) ProgramDuration
14 weeks, with 40-min sessions, 2 to 3 times per week for a total of 24 sessionsGrades
6, 7, 8, 9Personnel
Tutor
Intervention Summary
Inference Instruction Intervention
Grades
6, 7, 8, 9Personnel
TutorStatistical Finding Summary
Positive effect on reading comprehension
No effect on inference skill
Source
Alicia A., S., Christy R., A., Colby, H., Greg, R., Marcia A., B. & Sharon, V. (2020). The Effects of Inference Instruction on the Reading Comprehension of English Learners with Reading Comprehension Difficulties (EJ1266300). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1266300.pdf.
Data Sample by Population
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