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Investigating the Effects and Social Validity of an Informational Text Structure Intervention for Reading and Writing in Grades Four and Five by Strong, John Z.

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects and social validity of Read STOP Write, a text structure intervention for reading and writing, in…”
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When strange bedfellows go all in: a template for implementing non‐lethal strategies aimed at reducing carnivore predation of livestock by Young, J. K., Steuber, J., Few, A., Baca, A., Strong, Z.

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Investigating a Text Structure Intervention for Reading and Writing in Grades 4 and 5 by Strong, John Z.

“…The purpose of this mixed-methods experimental study was to investigate the effects and social validity of a text structure intervention for reading and…”
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The Effects of Bookworms Literacy Curriculum on Student Achievement in Grades 2-5 by May, Henry, Strong, John Z., Walpole, Sharon

“…In this study, we investigated the effects of a schoolwide program, Bookworms K-5 Reading and Writing, on student achievement. The study included seven cohorts…”
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Measuring Text Structure Awareness in Upper Elementary Grades by Strong, John Z.

“…Awareness of informational text structures is related to reading comprehension and varies according to characteristics of readers and texts. The purpose of…”
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Multisyllabic decoding achievement and relation to vocabulary at the end of elementary school by Tortorelli, Laura S., Strong, John Z., Anderson, Blythe E.

“…•The Multisyllabic Decoding Inventory has acceptable reliability and validity.•Fourth- and fifth-grade students recognize 86% of two-syllable words…”
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An Exploration of Text Difficulty and Knowledge Support on Adolescents’ Comprehension by Lupo, Sarah M., Tortorelli, Laura, Invernizzi, Marcia, Ryoo, Ji Hoon, Strong, John Z.

“…The purpose of the study was to determine whether easy or challenging versions of texts, when accompanied by different types of instructional support, improved…”
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Effects of a Summer Tutoring Program on Reading Achievement in Grades K-5 by Strong, John Z., Anderson, Blythe E.

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of an 18-day summer tutoring program in which graduate student tutors delivered 15 minutes of…”
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Scaffolding Adolescents' Critical Thinking and Disciplinary Literacy Skills in an In-Person and Virtual Humanities Class by Brunskill, Pamela, Strong, John Z

“…Critical thinking is one of the most highly sought skills in education, yet questions remain about instilling students with this elusive set of skills and…”
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THE PROMISE OF A LITERACY REFORM EFFORT IN THE UPPER ELEMENTARY GRADES by Walpole, Sharon, McKenna, Michael C., Amendum, Steven, Pasquarella, Adrian, Strong, John Z.

“…We compared year-long gains in fluency and comprehension in grades 3–5 in 3 treatment and 4 comparison schools. Treatment schools implemented a comprehensive…”
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Building Background Knowledge Through Reading: Rethinking Text Sets by Lupo, Sarah M., Strong, John Z., Lewis, William, Walpole, Sharon, McKenna, Michael C.

“…To increase reading volume and help students access challenging texts, the authors propose a four‐dimensional framework for text sets. The quad text set…”
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Struggle Is Not a Bad Word: Misconceptions and Recommendations About Readers Struggling With Difficult Texts by Lupo, Sarah M., Strong, John Z., Smith, Kristin Conradi

“…Many teachers feel that students should not struggle with text; instead, they should read easier texts in order to learn from them and make adequate growth in…”
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In This Issue 76:6 by Wright, Tanya S., Edwards, Patricia A., Tortorelli, Laura S., Al‐Adeimi, Shireen, Kwon, Jungmin, Strong, John Z., Phillips‐Galloway, Emily

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Supporting Elementary Students' Reading of Difficult Texts by Strong, John Z., Amendum, Steven J., Smith, Kristin Conradi

“…This article was inspired by the fact that teachers have been asked to increase the difficulty of texts that students encounter without clear guidance on how…”
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Hydrogel-Actuated Capacitive Transducer for Wireless Biosensors by Zoe A. Strong, Amy W. Wang, McConaghy, Charles F

“…This article introduces a new type of transducer that combines capacitive pressure sensing techniques with biosensitive hydrogels, using an adaptable MEMS…”
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Read STOP Write: Teaching foundational skills in a multicomponent informational reading and writing intervention by Strong, John Z., Tortorelli, Laura S., Anderson, Blythe E.

“…Many adolescent readers experience difficulties comprehending informational text, which may result from underlying difficulties with foundational skills (e.g.,…”
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In This Issue 77:6 by Wright, Tanya S., Edwards, Patricia A., Tortorelli, Laura S., Strong, John Z., Phillips Galloway, Emily

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In This Issue 77:5 by Wright, Tanya S., Edwards, Patricia A., Tortorelli, Laura S., Strong, John Z., Galloway, Emily Phillips

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In This Issue 77:4 by Wright, Tanya S., Edwards, Patricia A., Tortorelli, Laura S., Strong, John Z., Galloway, Emily Phillips

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In This Issue 77:3 by Wright, Tanya S., Edwards, Patricia A., Phillips Galloway, Emily, Tortorelli, Laura S., Strong, John Z.

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