A Study of the Relationships and Differences Between Students' Oral Reading and Listening Comprehension Performances

The purpose of this study was to provide information concerning the differences and relationships that were suspected to exist between two receptive modes of communication. The study was conducted to examine whether a significant relationship and/or difference existed between a group of children's oral reading comprehension performance levels and their listening comprehension performance levels on the Spache Diagnostic Reading Scales. A review of literature lent support to the contention that listening is of importance, especially in the primary grades. Listening was found to be important in developing the other language art skills and a valuable aid in learning all academic subjects. However, results of this study revealed only a slight positive correlation found between the oral reading and the listening comprehension scores. But there was a statistically significant difference between the oral reading and listening comprehension scores. The slight positive correlation found betwen the two scores may have resulted because of the small number of students in each of the groups.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Education in Literacy

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Reading, Foundations, and Technology

Year

1981

Author dc:creator

• Meador, Lorene

Contributors dc:contributor

• James Layton

• Other Education

Statement dc:rights

• © Lorene Meador

Repository record dc:identifier

https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/390

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:bearworks.missouristate.edu:theses-1391