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McHugh, Caroline – 1989
To investigate the effects on students' reading attitudes and interests of sustained silent reading as opposed to reading aloud, a study divided 50 urban third graders into two groups, with 25 in each group. One group of students engaged in an 8-week period of sustained silent reading which was teacher directed before and after the reading…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Oral Reading, Primary Education, Reading Aloud to Others
Download full textEstes, Thomas H.; And Others – 1989
This study was conducted to determine how well the Degrees of Reading Power (DRP) correctly identifies children who are experiencing reading difficulties and to describe more precisely the characteristics of children who have been identified as poor readers so that program planners can design more effective remedial instruction. The DRP and…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Grade 6, Informal Reading Inventories, Middle Schools
Peer reviewedLewis, John – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1979
A 20-item scale, based upon the Estes Reading Attitude Scale, was constructed to measure elementary students' attitudes toward reading. Results supported its reliability and validity for third, fourth, and fifth graders. (The scale is included). (JKS)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Elementary Education, Interest Inventories, Program Attitudes
