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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"reading attitudes"”.
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Reading aloud: Shaping reading attitudes
… (ability to read without willingness to do so)--Reading motivation.
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Reading aloud: Shaping reading attitudes
… (ability to read without willingness to do so)--Reading motivation.
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The Relationship Between Reading Attitudes and Verbal Aptitude
… subjects for a study of the relationship between reading attitudes and verbal SAT scores. Total reading attitude scores were generated, and verbal SAT scores were obtained from the self report of the subjects. From these surveys, the students were assigned to one of three groups of thirty five …
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Reading Attitudes - Are They Affected by the Methods of Instruction?
… whether a whole language approach to beginning reading instruction makes a significant difference in kindergarten children's attitudes toward reading. The sample consists of 39 kindergarten children. Two groups were assessed. One group received reading instruction through a traditional basal …
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Reading Attitudes, Achievement and Motivation of Adult Male Prison Inmates
… whether there is a strong relationship between reading attitudes and achievement of adult male inmates and what motivates them to want to learn to read. Eighty (80) inmates enrolled in the Pre-GED classes at a medium security prison in western New York were given a reading attitude inventory …
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The Relationship Between a Specific Stress Management Program and the Reading Attitudes of First Grade Students
… QR stress management technique would affect the reading attitude of first grade students. It was also the intent of the investigation to examine whether the subjects of the treatment group, identified as least stressed and most stressed, would make gains in reading attitude. Statistical analysis …
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The Effects of a Sustained Silent Reading Program on the Reading Attitudes and Habits of Second Grade Students
… to investigate the effects of a Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) program on the reading attitudes and habits of second grade students. The subjects were two second grade classes from a suburban school in western New York. The control group of 25 students participated in a reading program using the …
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The Effects of Sustained Silent Reading and Sustained Silent Writing on the Reading Attitudes of Fourth Grade Students
… to investigate the effects of sustained silent reading and sustained silent writing on the reading attitudes of fourth grade students. The sample consisted of twenty-eight fourth grade students in a self-contained general classroom in a suburban community. Fourteen students made up the treatment …
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The Crazy Ideas You Had: The Impact of a Literacy Course Design, Delivery, and Teacher on Preservice Teachers' Reading Attitudes
… literacy course impacted preservice teachers' attitudes toward reading. Furthermore, the study sought to contrast the attitudinal impact of varying course delivery (onsite versus online). Additionally, the study attempted to identify those course activities and/or instructor behaviors perceived …
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An Investigation to Determine the Relationships between College Students’ Attitudes toward Reading and Their Reading Habits
… was to investigate the relationship between the reading attitudes and the reading habits of two distinct groups of freshman college students. One hundred students enrolled in classes in the Learning Skills Center and one hundred students enrolled in classes in the General Education Program were …
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Okuduğunu anlama başarısızlığı olan öğrencilerin okumaya yönelik tutumlarının incelenmesi
… tutumları, okuma başarısı ile tutum ilişkisi READING ATTITUDES OF STUDENTS WITH POOR READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS The general aim of the study is to examine the reading attitudes of 4th grade students who have failed in reading comprehension comparing with those of their peers. In addition, the …
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Examining How Novices, Apprenticing Experts, and Disciplinary Experts Approach Reading Academic Texts
… students are often unprepared for college-level reading, writing, and discourse. It is important to understand how various instructional practices affect students’ reading and writing abilities. The purpose of this study was to explore how reading and writing instruction grounded in a …
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A Comparative Study of Reading Achievement Growth and Attitude toward Reading When Instructed Through a Basal Reader Manual or Sanders’ Questioning Technique
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reading achievement growth and to analyze the reading attitudes of seventh grade students when they are subjected to different methods of teacher questions. The two approaches used were: (1) the Basal Text Guidebook questioning approach, and (2) the …
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A Descriptive Study of Middle School Alliterates
… school alliterates, students who are capable of reading choose not to read. Procedures: The research was conducted using qualitative methodology. Subjects of this study were seventh and eighth grade students at a central Iowa middle school. The Motivation to Read Profile was used to identify …
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School attrition and dropout recovery ameliorated by literacy, engagement, and resilience
… through the use of the Survey of Adolescent Reading Attitudes (SARA), The Resilience Scale for Adolescents (READ), and ethnographic interviews. Students felt that the inherent value of a high school credential was equally as important as the desire to garner employment. Literacy, they …
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The Effectiveness of a Cross-Age Tutoring Program on the Attitudes and Achievement of First Grade Students
… tutoring program would positively affect the reading attitudes and reading achievement of first grade participants. A sample population of 16 first grade participants was drawn from a class in a rural school district. The Elementary Reading Attitude Survey (ERAS) was administered prior to, and …
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The Attitudes Toward Reading And Reading Achievement Of Seventh Grade Students In A Sustained Silent Reading Program
… indicate that many students develop negative attitudes toward reading as they advance through school. Because students report that they enjoy independent reading time, providing this time to students in middle school is thought to be beneficial. Additional research is needed to determine …
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An Exploration of the Leisure Reading Habits and Attitudes of Eighth-Grade Students
… developing or not developing a love for reading. In order to do this, I developed three research questions. 1) How many eighth grade students in my study identify themselves as readers or non-readers? 2) For those who identify themselves as readers or non-readers, what are some common …
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An examination of the effects of reading instruction and gender differences on children's reading
… explore a number of areas relating to children’s reading. The experimental studies were designed to investigate reading strategies, attitudes to reading and underlying cognitive processes. However the focus within each of them is to examine the effects of reading instruction and gender. The …
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Aliterate pre-service teachers' reading histories: an exploratory multiple case study
… I regularly administered a questionnaire on reading habits and attitudes as part of the teacher education program. The findings from the surveys aligned with the results of extant literature on the prevalence of aliteracy among pre-service teachers (Applegate & Applegate, 2004; Applegate et …
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