The Effect of Later Appearing Syntactic Structures on Children's Oral Reading Errors.

Christie, James F.

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Publication Date: 1978

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The Effect of Later Appearing Syntactic Structures on Children's Oral Reading Errors.

Christie, James F.

Reading Improvement, v15 n2 p154-56 Sum 1978

Finds significantly more errors and a higher percentage of detrimental errors on passages composed of later appearing structures. Supports Goodman's view of the reading process (that reading is a "psycholinguistic guessing game"), and indicates a need for more sophisticated readability formulas. (RL)

Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Error Analysis (Language), Miscue Analysis, Oral Reading, Primary Education, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Ability, Reading Research, Syntax

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Language: English

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