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"The Reading Maturity Survey": Steps toward Instrument and Construct Validation with College-Level Readers
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Thomas, Matt; Yao, Yuankun; Wright, Katherine Landau; Kreiner, David – Reading Psychology, 2018
There is a need to promote growth past basic reading proficiency toward the more substantial idea of reading maturity. The reading maturity construct has a history of being valued, at least in principle. However, it is a complex construct, and this makes its measurement challenging. The present research study addressed aspects of this challenge by…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Test Validity, Psychometrics, Reading Interests
Developmental Relations between Home Literacy Environment, Reading Interest, and Reading Skills: Evidence from a 3-Year Longitudinal Study
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Georgiou, George K.; Inoue, Tomohiro; Parrila, Rauno – Child Development, 2021
We examined the bidirectional relations between home literacy environment, reading interest, and children's emergent literacy and reading skills in a sample of 172 English-speaking Canadian children (M[subscript age] = 75.87 months) followed from Grade 1 to Grade 3. Results of cross-lagged analysis revealed that the reading comprehension…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Correlation, Reading Interests, Emergent Literacy
The Effects of Children's Reading Skills and Interest on Teacher Perceptions of Children's Skills and Individualized Support
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Kikas, Eve; Silinskas, Gintautas; Soodla, Piret – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2015
This study examined the effects of children's reading skills and interest in reading-related tasks on teacher perceptions of children's literacy skills (reading and spelling) and the respective individualized support for children during the first two years of formal schooling. The participants were 334 children and their classroom teachers.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Skills, Reading Interests, Teacher Attitudes
Patterns of Word Reading Skill, Interest and Self-Concept of Ability
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Viljaranta, Jaana; Kiuru, Noona; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina; Silinskas, Gintautas; Poikkeus, Anna-Maija; Nurmi, Jari-Erik – Educational Psychology, 2017
The majority of previous research on academic skills, self-concept of ability and interest has deployed the variable-oriented approach and focused on self-concept, or ability, or interest only. This study examined the patterns and dynamics of pattern change in Finnish children's word reading skill, self-concept of ability and interest from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Skills, Self Concept, Reading Ability
Validity of the Children's Orientation to Book Reading Rating Scale
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Kaderavek, Joan N.; Guo, Ying; Justice, Laura M. – Journal of Research in Reading, 2014
The present study investigates the validity of a 4-point rating scale used to measure the level of preschool children's orientation to literacy during shared book reading. Validity was explored by (a) comparing the children's level of literacy orientation as measured with the "Children's Orientation to Book Reading Rating Scale" (COB)…
Descriptors: Reading Habits, Reading Interests, Rating Scales, Test Validity
Factors Related to Students' Engaged Reading in High School Science Classrooms
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Ochoa-Angrino, Solanlly – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Using emergent motivation theory, this study analyzes the relationships between high school students' perceptions of their reading skills, task challenge, and personal control over assigned reading activities and their reading engagement (i.e., interest, enjoyment, and concentration) during science instruction. The study also examines how…
Descriptors: High School Students, Science Education, Reading Achievement, Reading Habits