The Differential Effects of Phonics Versus Sight-Recognition Methods of Teaching Reading on the Eye Movements of Good and Poor Second Grade Readers.

Peoples, Arthur C.; Nelson, Rosemery O.

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ERIC Number: EJ186611

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Publication Date: 1977

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The Differential Effects of Phonics Versus Sight-Recognition Methods of Teaching Reading on the Eye Movements of Good and Poor Second Grade Readers

Peoples, Arthur C.; Nelson, Rosemery O.

Journal of Reading Behavior, 9, 4, 327-37, W 77

This study examined the differences in total number of eye movements, direction of the reading scan, and total scanning time of good and poor second-grade readers who were being taught reading by either the phonics or sight-recognition method. (HOD)

Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis, Eye Movements, Grade 2, Phonics, Primary Education, Reading Achievement, Reading Research, Sight Method

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Language: English

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