| IRA--IRA
is a professional organization for those involved in teaching reading to learners
of all ages. |
| Year |
Author |
Title |
Institution |
| 2008 |
Wohlwend, Karen |
Kindergarten as Nexus of Practice: A Mediated Discourse Analysis of Reading, Writing,
Play and Design Practices in an Early Literacy Apprenticeship |
University of Iowa |
| 2007 |
Donnell, Wendy Johnson |
The effects of multisensory vowel instruction during word study for third grade
students |
University of Missouri-KC |
| 2006 |
Hall, Leigh |
It's Not Just the Text: Interactions Between Content Area Teachers and Struggling
Readers |
Michigan State University |
| 2005 |
Collins, Molly |
ESL preschoolers' English Vocabulary Acquisition and Story Comprehension from Storybook
Reading |
Boston University |
| 2004 |
Ritchey, Kristen |
The Prediction of Growth in Reading Subskills and the Relationship of Growth to
Literacy Outcomes in Kindergarten |
University of Maryland |
| 2003 |
Craig, Sharon |
The Effects of an Adapted Interactive Writing Intervention on Kindergarten Children's
Phonological Awareness, Spelling, and Early Reading Development |
University of Maryland |
| 2001 |
Al Otaiba, Stephanie |
Children Who Do Not Respond to Early Literacy Intervention: A Longitudinal Study
Across Kindergarten and First Grade |
Vanderbilt University |
| 2001 |
Glasswell, Kathryn |
The Patterning of Difference: Teachers and Children Constructing Development in
Writing |
University of Auckland, New Zealand |
| 1999 |
Burgess, Stephen |
The Influence of Speech Perception, Oral Language Ability, the Home Literacy Environment,
and Pre-Reading Knowledge on the Growth of Phonological Sensitivity: A One-Year
Longitudinal Investigation |
Florida State University |
| 1998 |
Sipe, Lawrence |
The Construction of Literary Understanding by First and Second Graders in Response
to Picture Storybook Readalouds |
Ohio State University |
| 1997 |
Isakson, Marné |
Learning From Practice: Supporting Literacy Learning of Reluctant and Less Proficient
Adolescent Readers |
Brigham Young University |
| 1996 |
Davis, Patricia |
Literacy Acquisition, Retention, and Usage: A Case Study of the Machiguenga of the
Peruvian Amazon |
University of Texas |
| 1995 |
Ayres, Linda |
The Efficacy of Three Training Conditions on Phonological Awareness of Kindergarten
Children and the Longitudinal Effects of Each on Later Reading Acquisition |
Oakland University |
| 1994 |
Almasi, Janice |
The Nature of Fourth Graders' Sociocognitive Conflicts in Peer-led and Teacher-led
Discussions of Literature |
University of Maryland |
| 1993 |
Turner, Julianne |
Situated Motivation in Literacy Instruction |
University of Michigan |
| 1992 |
McMahon, Susan |
Book Club: A Case Study of a Group of Fifth Graders as They Participate in a Literature
Based Reading Program |
Michigan State University |
| 1991 |
Hartman, Douglas |
8 Readers Reading: The Intertextual Links of Able Readers Using Multiple Passages |
University of Illinois |
| 1990 |
Schommer, Marlene |
The Effects of Beliefs About the Nature of Knowledge on Comprehension |
University of Illinois |
| 1986 |
Afflerbach, Peter |
The Influence of Prior Knowledge on Expert Readers' Main Idea Construction Processes |
State University of New York at Albany |
| 1985 |
Mckeown, Margaret |
The Acquisition of Word Meaning from Context by Children of High and Low Vocabulary
Ability |
University of Pittsburgh |
| 1984 |
Spivey, Nancy |
Discourse Synthesis: Constructing Texts in Reading and Writing |
University of Texas |
| 1983 |
Birkmire, Deborah |
Effect of the Interaction of Text Structure, Background Knowledge and Purpose on
Attention to Text |
University of Delaware |
| 1982 |
Johnston, Peter |
Prior Knowledge and Reading Comprehension Test Bias |
University of Illinois |
| 1981 |
Diehl, William |
Functional Literacy as a Variable Construct: An Examination of Attitudes, Behaviors
and Strategies Related to Occupational Literacy |
Indiana University |
| 1980 |
Hayes, David |
The Effect of Text-Embedded Analogy Upon Comprehension and Learning |
University of Arizona |
| 1978 |
Froese, Victor |
The Quality, Direction, and Distance of Within Sentence Contextual Constraints |
University of Minnesota |
| 1978 |
Evans, Elizabeth |
A Study of What Chicano and Anglo Children Remember About the Stories They Read
and Hear |
University of Colorado |
| 1977 |
Marshall, Nancy |
The Structure of Semantic Memory for Text |
Cornell University |
| 1977 |
Clements, Paul |
The Effects of Staging on Recall From Prose |
Cornell University |
| 1976 |
Terry, Pamela |
The Effect of Orthographic Transformations Upon Speed and Accuracy of Semantic Categorization |
University of Minnesota |
| 1976 |
Leong, Che Kan |
An Investigation of Spatial-Temporal Information Processing in Children with Specific
Reading Disability |
University of Alberta |
| 1976 |
Judge, Robert |
The Effect of Presentation Mode and Material Difficulty on Third and Seventh Graders'
Use of Phonemic and Semantic Attributes to Encode Words into Long Term Memory |
State University of New York at Albany |
| 1975 |
Niles, Jerome |
The Use of Featural and Letter Dependency Information in Word Recognition by Elementary
School Children |
University of California, Berkeley |
| 1975 |
Dahl, Patricia |
A Mastery Based Experimental Program for Teaching Poor Readers High Speedword Recognition
Skills |
University of Minnesota |
| 1974 |
Walker, Laurence |
A Comparative Study of Selected Reading and Listening Processes |
University of Alberta |
| 1974 |
Peters, Charles |
A Comparison Between the Frayer Model of Concept Attainment and the Textbook Approach
to Concept Attainment |
University of Wisconsin |
| 1974 |
Peltz, Fillmore |
The Effect Upon Comprehension of Repatterning Based Upon Students' Writing Patterns |
Hofstra University |
| 1974 |
Latham, Ross |
Cognitive Synthesis and the Comprehension of Written Language |
University of Alberta |
| 1974 |
Horton, Raymond |
The Construct Validity of Cloze Procedure: An Exploratory Factor Analysis of Cloze,
Paragraph Reading, and Structure-of-Intellect Tests |
Hofstra University |
| 1974 |
Allington, Richard |
An Evaluation of the Use of Color Cues to Focus Attention in Discrimination and
Paired-Associate Learning |
Michigan State University |
| 1973 |
Mickelson, Norma |
Associative Verbal Encoding (a/v/e): A Measure of Language Performance and Its Relationship
to Reading Achievement |
University of Washington |
| 1973 |
Kretschmer, Joseph |
Measuring Reading Comprehension |
Ohio State University |
| 1973 |
Chapman, Carita |
A Test of Hierarchical Theory of Reading Comprehension |
University of Chicago |
| 1972 |
Jackson, Robert |
An Examination of the Role of Memory Processes in Reading Comprehension |
University of Alberta |
| 1971 |
Fagan, William |
An Investigation into the Relationship of Reading Difficulty and the Number and
Type of Sentence Transformations |
University of Alberta |
| 1970 |
Rawson, Hildred |
A Study of the Relationships and Development of Reading and Cognition |
University of Alberta |
| 1969 |
Bougere, Marguerite |
Selected Factors in Oral Language Related to First Grade Reading Achievement |
University of Chicago |
| 1968 |
Stemmler, Anne |
Reading of Highly Creative Versus Highly Intelligent Secondary Students |
University of Chicago |
| 1967 |
Robertson, Jean |
An Investigation of Pupil Understanding of Connectives in Reading |
University of Alberta |
| 1966 |
Ames, Wilbur |
A Study of the Process by Which Readers Determine Word Meaning Through the Use of
Verbal Context |
University of Missouri |
| 1965 |
Smith, Helen |
The Response of Good and Poor Readers When Asked to Read for Different Purposes |
University of Chicago |
| 1964 |
Ruddell, Robert |
An Investigation of the Effects of the Similarity of Oral and Written Patterns of
Language Structure on Reading Comprehension |
Indiana University |