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ERIC Number: EJ1290837
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Apr
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1076-2175
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Preadolescent Advanced Readers: Exploring Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors
Walker, April; Bower, Janessa; Kettler, Todd
Gifted Child Today, v44 n2 p68-82 Apr 2021
Despite dedication of tremendous resources to developing literary proficiencies, advanced readers may remain an underserved and understudied population. This qualitative study included nine preadolescent participants aged 10-12 years who demonstrated reading comprehension abilities within the top 10% on a national normed achievement battery. The researchers gathered interview data from participants with corroborating evidence from their parents and their book club teacher. The grounded theory analyses found advanced readers to demonstrate superior reading comprehension and the ability to read entire books quickly. Participants reported positive attitudes toward reading in general and preferred out of school reading over the limiting structures of school reading. Some evidence supported a connection between reading and identity exploration through narrative imagination and empathetic relations to characters and narratives. Advanced readers may present cognitive characteristics, as well as behaviors and motivations that require differentiated learning designs.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Grade 6
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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