Reducing the gap in reading performance between israeli lower- and middle-class first-grade pupils

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Abstract

This study investigated the impact of prompting to achieve a faster reading rate on the reading performance of 100 Israeli first-grade students from lower- and middle-class backgrounds. In both groups, reading comprehension and decoding skills improved under the fast-pace condition. However, the children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds showed the greatest degree of overall improvement. Having scored significantly lower at self-pace, disadvantaged pupils nearly attained the level demonstrated by advantaged children when reading at the faster pace. The enhanced reading skills exhibited under accelerated speed are explained.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)491-500
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied
Volume121
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1987

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
  • Education
  • General Psychology

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