Area 3: Literacy Instruction and Literacy Learning

Poonam Arya, Wayne State University

Testing a Method of Analyzing the Difficulty of Beginning Books - Emily Rodgers, The Ohio State University; Robert H Kelly, The Ohio State University; Jerome V D'Agostino, The Ohio State University

The Effect of Various Text Difficulty Levels on Reading Achievement of Third Graders Using Dyad Reading. - Lisa Trottier Brown, Utah State University; Kathleen A J Mohr, Utah State University; Bradley R. Wilcox, Brigham Young University

Reading Scaffolding for Complex Texts - Dan Reynolds, Vanderbilt University

Moving from spaces of confusion to understanding: A teacher’s co-constructions of nonfiction as a genre with her 2nd grade students - Sara Diane Kersten, The University of Nevada-Reno