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An Investigation of the Relationships Between Children's Performance in Written Language and Their Reading Ability
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Evanechko, Peter; And Others – Research in the Teaching of English, 1975
Fluency in language as measured by total number of communication units appears to be the single most important concomitant of reading success. (JH)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Discourse Analysis, Grade 6, Language Research
Black English Syntax and Reading Interference
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Simons, Herbert D.; Johnson, Kenneth R. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1975
No evidence was found to indicate that grammatical reading interference is an important factor in the poor reading achievement of Black youngsters. (JH)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Blacks, Dialect Studies, Grammar
An Exploration of Deep Structure Recovery and Reading Comprehension Skills
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O'Donnell, Roy C.; King, F. J. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1975
The attempt to teach deep structure recovery skills to poor readers was unsuccessful, perhaps because of student attitudes. (JH)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Deep Structure, Grade 7, Language Research
Effects of Method of Instruction and Ability on the Literal Comprehension of Short Stories.
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Aulls, Mark; Gelbart, Felix – Research in the Teaching of English, 1980
Results of a study in which four instructional methods (involving different amounts of preparation and guidance in reading short stories) were used with 48 seventh-grade students demohstrate that it is possible to simultaneously prepare able and less able readers for discussion of the same story. Reading attitudes were also assessed in the study.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 7, High Achievement, Low Achievement