ERIC Number: ED569920
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 31
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Reading Attitude of Struggling Elementary Students
Chang, Sau Hou
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The present study investigated the reading attitude of struggling elementary students at risk for reading failure. Twenty-nine first-grade and 32 second-grade struggling readers were given the Elementary Reading Attitude Survey (McKenna & Kear, 1990). First-grade struggling readers favored more academic reading activities while second-grade struggling readers favored more recreational reading activities. The percentile ranks of reading attitude of first-grade struggling readers were below the 50th percentile, and those of second-grade struggling readers were slightly above the 50th percentile. No differences were found in reading attitude between first-grade and second-grade struggling readers. The paper also discussed limitations of the study, suggested future research, and recommended implication for practice. [This article was published in "Indiana Reading Journal" v43 p11-18 Fall 2010.]
Descriptors: Reading Attitudes, Reading Difficulties, Elementary School Students, At Risk Students, Reading Failure, Grade 1, Grade 2, Attitude Measures, Student Attitudes, Surveys, Preferences, Recreational Reading, Scores, Reading Tests, Reading Ability, Gender Differences, Intervention, Reading Skills, Skill Development, Reading Improvement, Reading Programs
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 1; Primary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 2
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Elementary Reading Attitude Survey
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