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Do Elementary Students Read Better Orally or Silently?

Peer reviewed

Rowell, E. H. – Reading Teacher, 1976

Describes a study of the relationship between silent and oral reading comprehension as measured by an individualized diagnostic instrument. (RB)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Oral Reading, Reading Achievement, Reading Comprehension

The Effect of Self- Selection, Interest and Motivation Upon Independent Instructional, and Frustrational Levels

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Hunt, Lyman C., Jr. – Reading Teacher, 1970

Argues that the ascertainment of reading levels based on number of errors is problem-creating and stresses the importance of Uninterrupted Sustained Silent Reading" for slow readers. (RW)

Descriptors: Individualized Reading, Informal Reading Inventories, Oral Reading, Reading Diagnosis

Testing Format and Instructional Level with the Informal Reading Inventory

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Brecht, Richard D. – Reading Teacher, 1977

Discusses a study which compared informal reading inventory formats and which found that the most accurate measurement involved silent reading followed by oral reading. (MB)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Informal Reading Inventories, Measurement Techniques, Miscue Analysis