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Direct linkLopez, Francesca A.; Thompson, Sandra S.; Walker-Dalhouse, Doris – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine the developmental trajectory of speed and accuracy of words in context and in isolation among skilled, average, and less skilled readers (N = 201). The authors assessed fluency of words read in isolation and in contextual measures in the fall, winter, and spring of 1st grade. They performed a multivariate…
Descriptors: Reading Research, Reading Skills, Reading Fluency, Emergent Literacy
Differential Competencies Contributing to Children's Comprehension of Narrative and Expository Texts
Best, Rachel M.; Floyd, Randy G.; Mcnamara, Danielle S. – Reading Psychology, 2008
This study examined the influences of reading decoding skills and world knowledge on third graders' comprehension of narrative and expository texts. Children read a narrative text and an expository text. Comprehension of each text was assessed with a free recall prompt, three cued recall prompts, and 12 multiple-choice questions. Tests from the…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Decoding (Reading), Grade 3, Reader Text Relationship
Woodward, Helen – 1987
Intended to discourage classroom reading teachers from relying on "phonics instruction" as a remedy for students' inadequate reading performance, this pamphlet presents reasons why phonics drills should not be taught at all in the classroom and offers a set of practical phonic awareness activities to help poor readers overcome reading…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Cues
