Harriet Isecke

 The project team developed a prototype of the Readorium Rising Reader, a web-based game for students in grades 3 to 5 to strengthen reading comprehension of non-fiction science text.  The game provided students with strategies to use as they construct meaning and decipher new content vocabulary.  The game supplements classroom lessons and is aligned with the Common Core State Standards. Pilot research in Phase I demonstrated that the software prototype functioned as planned and t...

Prior research indicates that reading difficulties in childhood become more problematic as students move to middle and high school where increasingly challenging material must be learned. Although some older students still struggle with decoding, many more have difficulty constructing meaning from text. Despite research that has identified strategies for teaching students to comprehend what they read, many teachers do not have the training or resources to utilize such techniques. The purpose...