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ERIC Number: EJ236489
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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Effects of Stresssing Oral Reading Accuracy on Comprehension.
Furniss, David W.; Graves, Michael F.
Reading Psychology, v2 n1 p8-14 Fall 1980
Summarizes a study in which third-grade students were asked to read a book passage aloud, then recount as much as they could remember. Results show that overemphasizing accuracy of word pronunciation can actually retard comprehension of material by student. (HTH)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Oral Reading, Primary Education, Pronunciation, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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