ATTITUDES TO READING - A LONGITUDINAL-STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF READING RECOVERY

Authors
WADE B MOORE M
Citation
B. Wade et M. Moore, ATTITUDES TO READING - A LONGITUDINAL-STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF READING RECOVERY, New Zealand journal of educational studies, 33(1), 1998, pp. 95-106
Citations number
34
Categorie Soggetti
Education & Educational Research
Journal title
New Zealand journal of educational studies → ACNP
ISSN journal
00288276
Volume
33
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
95 - 106
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-8276(1998)33:1<95:ATR-AL>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Positive attitudes to, and attainment in, reading go together. This st udy compares 121 Australian and New Zealand ex-Reading Recovery studen ts with 121 students in a comparison group. Students in both groups ha d similar primary educational experiences and were assessed on compreh ension and reading performance and on attitudes to reading. The ex-Rea ding Recovery students were significantly superior, indicating the pro bable effectiveness of Reading Recovery over the longer term.