Children's Perceptions of Oral and Silent Reading.

Tovey, Duane R.

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ERIC Number: EJ257787

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Publication Date: 1981

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Children's Perceptions of Oral and Silent Reading.

Tovey, Duane R.

Reading Horizons, v22 n1 p72-80 Fall 1981

Reveals that first-grade students preferred to read silently, while third-grade students preferred oral reading. Third-grade readers' reasons for preferring oral reading indicated that they had been conditioned to view reading as a means of allowing teachers an opportunity to correct mistakes rather than as a communicative activity. (FL)

Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Oral Reading, Primary Education, Reading Attitudes, Reading Instruction, Reading Research, Student Attitudes, Sustained Silent Reading

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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