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A Study of the Effects of Sustained Silent Reading and Oral Reading on Reading Attitudes and Interests.

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

Improving Reading Comprehension Achievement of Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Grade Underachievers.

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Turner, Thomas N. – 1993

A program to improve sixth through eighth grade underachieving students' reading comprehension was developed. Students were identified by comparing their anticipated and actual national percentile scores on the Test of Cognitive Skills (TCS) and the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS). A survey of students' reading behavior, a review of…

Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Reading Achievement