Impact of Interests on the Literal Comprehension of Beginning Readers--A West Indian Study.

Cecil, Nancy Lee

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Publication Date: 1984

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Impact of Interests on the Literal Comprehension of Beginning Readers--A West Indian Study.

Cecil, Nancy Lee

Reading Teacher, v37 n8 p750-53 Apr 1984

Substantiates a positive and significant relationship between high interest and literal comprehension for second grade readers in the Virgin Islands. Asks teachers to consider how this might affect classroom instruction. (FL)

Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Females, Foreign Countries, Grade 2, Males, Primary Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Interests, Reading Materials, Reading Research, Teaching Methods

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Virgin Islands

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