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Breznitz, Zvia – Journal of Educational Research, 1988
An experimental study involving 44 matched pairs of Israeli first graders found that reading at a faster pace increased comprehension and reduced errors in spite of the insertion of pictorial distractors. (IAH)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Attention, Foreign Countries, Grade 1

Wasson, Barbara B.; And Others – Journal of Educational Research, 1990
Results of a study indicated that poor readers did not differ from good readers in starting to work on assignments, having necessary materials, or engaging in disruptive behavior. However, poor readers were off task more and volunteered less than good readers. (IAH)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Ability