Journal of College Reading and Learning articles from September 2005

Journal of College Reading and Learning archives from September 2005

Editorial comments.(Editorial)
September 22, 2005... With this issue, my three-year term as editor for JCRL comes to a close. Journal production involves many people who serve at each step of the process. In the last three years, we have created a strong team that has established JCRL as a...

Gender differences in reading strategy use among ESL college students.
September 22, 2005... The use of a complex battery of reading strategies has been found to be obligatory for those English as a Second Language (ESL) students desirous of a high level of English language literacy and success in US academic institutions. Even though...

Reading miscues of college students with and without learning disabilities.
September 22, 2005... Using authentic materials, this study compared the oral reading miscues of 20 university students with reading related learning disabilities to 20 controls matched for age, gender, ethnicity, college GPA, reading achievement score, and college...

An exploratory investigation of structured writing strategy training for African-American college students with learning disabilities.
September 22, 2005... This exploratory study investigated the effects of a structured writing strategy on the quality of expository compositions produced by 36 African-American college undergraduates with learning disabilities. The strategy was structured to assist...

Developmental college student self-regulation: results from two measures.
September 22, 2005... This study compared 34 lower-achieving (developmental) first-time college students' self-reported self-regulation strategies from a Likert scale to those they reported in structured interviews. Likert scales have offered convenient...

Meeting the needs of developmental Latino/Latina students.
September 22, 2005... I admit it. As conscientious and well intentioned as I know myself to be, I don't believe that I have been meeting the needs of my developmental students, most of whom are Latino. As a white, middle-aged, female developmental educator, I am...

Preparing educators for online writing instruction: principles and processes.
September 22, 2005... Drawing on their experience working in online learning with Smarthinking, Inc., Beth L. Hewett and Christa Ehmann address how writing instructors can prepare educators to use online technology. This book is intended to be a comprehensive guide...