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Peer reviewedGuthrie, John T. – Reading Teacher, 1978
Describes a study in which poor readers gained more on a standardized reading test when they read books rather than comics, while good readers made similar gains using either comics or books. With comics, poor readers apparently spent more time looking at pictures and less time reading. (MKM)
Descriptors: Books, Comics (Publications), Elementary Education, Reading Achievement
