A Factor Analytic Study of Reading Attitudes in Young Children.

Saracho, Olivia N.; Dayton, C. Mitchell

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Publication Date: 1989

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A Factor Analytic Study of Reading Attitudes in Young Children.

Saracho, Olivia N.; Dayton, C. Mitchell

Contemporary Educational Psychology, v14 n1 p12-21 Jan 1989

A sample of 2,232 children, aged three-five years, was administered the Preschool Reading Attitudes Scale to assess the developmental aspects of reading attitudes. Factor analysis on test-retest results for 360 subjects indicated stable and interpretable factors distinguishing three-, four-, and five-year-old students. (TJH)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Factor Analysis, Listening Comprehension, Oral Reading, Preschool Education, Reading Attitudes, Silent Reading, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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