Reading Ability and Text Difficulty as Influences on Second Graders' Oral Reading Errors.

Blaxall, Janet; Willows, Dale M.

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ERIC Number: EJ304986

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Publication Date: 1984

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Reading Ability and Text Difficulty as Influences on Second Graders' Oral Reading Errors.

Blaxall, Janet; Willows, Dale M.

Journal of Educational Psychology, v76 n2 p330-41 Apr 1984

This study assessed the influence of reading ability and difficulty of material on types of oral reading errors made by 42 second-grade children. Overall, types of errors changed as the material became more difficult. The interactions between reading ability and difficulty level were also significant. (Author/BS)

Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Difficulty Level, Error Patterns, Grade 2, Intelligence Quotient, Oral Reading, Primary Education, Readability, Reading Ability, Reading Achievement

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: This study is based on a thesis submitted by Blaxall in partial fulfillment of the degree of Master of Applied Science at the University of Waterloo. The research was supported by a grant from the Ontario Ministry of Education to Willows.