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Bowey, Judith A. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1986
Investigates relationships between syntactic awareness and reading proficiency. Fourth- and fifth-grade children of varying decoding ability differed in syntactic awareness according to their ability to correct grammatically deviant sentences in an oral language task. Significant correlations were observed between task results and measures of…
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
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Guzzetti, Barbara J. – American Educational Research Journal, 1984
This examination of the reading processes of 36 fifth graders focused on the reader's attempts to gain meaning from three content passages using syntactic and semantic cue systems. The reading strategies of high, average, and low ability readers appeared not to vary with content. Prior knowledge and interest influenced comprehension. (Author/BS)
Descriptors: Grade 5, Intermediate Grades, Miscue Analysis, Oral Reading