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Peer reviewedArmstrong, Stephen W. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1983
Five elementary level males with learning disabilities read material at two levels of difficulty in a multi-element design. Findings suggested that oral reading rate and reading comprehension performance are more strongly linked than previously suggested. (CL)
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Oral Reading
Download full textHolgerson, Arnold S. – 1977
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between eye voice span (EVS), reading ability, and readability. Fifty average and poor third, fourth, and fifth-grade students were selected on the basis of their comprehension scores on the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test. They were individually tested for EVS on paragraphs ranging in…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Eye Voice Span, Masters Theses, Oral Reading
Corman, Louise; And Others – 1973
Reading specialists have often expressed dissatisfaction with standardized reading tests, especially tests of rate. In this study, norm-referenced survey tests were constructed for measuring reading comprehension and rate of fifth and seventh grade students. Three alternate forms were developed from item analyses with a trial sample of 88 fifth…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grade 5, Grade 7, Item Analysis
