The Potential and Real Achievement of U.S. Students in School Reading.

Purves, Alan C.

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Publication Date: 1984

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The Potential and Real Achievement of U.S. Students in School Reading.

Purves, Alan C.

American Journal of Education, v93 n1 p82-106 Nov 1984

Focuses on reading in the school domain and concludes that achievement in reading results from a combination of maturation, exposure, and instruction. Assesses the limits an successes of the instruction of reading in the U.S. and makes cross-national comparisons. (RDN)

Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Interpretive Skills, Literacy, Reading Achievement, Reading Comprehension, Reading Habits, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - General

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress

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