The effects of four instructional strategies on English learners' English reading comprehension: A meta-analysis

被引:12
作者
Li, Jui-Teng [1 ]
Tong, Fuhui [2 ]
Irby, Beverly J. [3 ]
Lara-Alecio, Rafael [2 ]
Rivera, Hector [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ New Mexico, Dept Individual Family & Community Educ, Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA
[2] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Educ Psychol, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
[3] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Educ Adm & Human Resource Dev, College Stn, TX USA
关键词
English learners; reading comprehension; teaching strategies; LANGUAGE LEARNERS; PRIOR KNOWLEDGE; STUDENTS; ACQUISITION; PROFICIENCY; LITERACY; READERS;
D O I
10.1177/1362168821994133
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
This meta-analysis includes experimental and quasi-experimental studies of reading interventions for English learners (ELs) coupled with four specific instructional strategies. The purposes of this meta-analysis were two-fold: (1) to identify the effects of the four instructional strategies (i.e. scaffolding, graphic organizers, interactive read aloud, and leveled questions) on ELs' reading comprehension; and (2) to evaluate the combined effect of these four strategies when used together on ELs' reading comprehension. In addition to considering that different studies might have varying effect sizes on ELs' reading comprehension, we also conducted moderator analyses to explore potential moderators that might affect the variation between selected studies. Our moderators were school level, intervention duration, language learning context, and sample size. After an extensive search of research literature, 23 studies were identified that met the inclusion criteria of this meta-analysis study with a total of 2,284 participants. Mean effect sizes among these studies ranged from -.05 to 2.23, depending on instructional strategies. These studies were associated with increased reading comprehension across varied school levels, methodological features, and settings. Our findings showed that each of the four instructional strategies is beneficial for ELs' reading comprehension. We also found an additional potential benefit on ELs' reading comprehension when these four instructional strategies are used together throughout a lesson. Our findings also revealed that intervention duration was the only significant moderator, suggesting that the longer the treatment is, the greater the impact will be on ELs' comprehension.
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页码:231 / 252
页数:22
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