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Topping, K. J.; Samuels, J.; Paul, T. – Learning and Instruction, 2007
Does reading practice make perfect? Or is reading achievement related to the quality of practice as well as the quantity? To answer these questions, data on 45,670 students in grades 1-12 who read over 3 million books were analyzed. Measures largely of quantity (engaged reading volume) and purely of quality (success in reading comprehension)…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Independent Reading, High Achievement, Reading Comprehension