Scaffolding Voluntary Summer Reading for Children in Grades 3 to 5: An Experimental Study
Open Access
- 21 January 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scientific Studies of Reading
- Vol. 12 (1) , 1-23
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10888430701746849
Abstract
The effects of a voluntary summer reading intervention with teacher and parent scaffolding were investigated in an experimental study. A total of 24 teachers and 400 children in Grades 3, 4, and 5 were randomly assigned to one of four experimental conditions: control, books only, books with oral reading scaffolding, and books with oral reading and comprehension scaffolding. Books were matched to children's reading levels and interests. Children were pre- and posttested on measures of oral reading fluency (DIBELS) and silent reading ability (Iowa Test of Basic Skills [ITBS]). Results showed that children in the books with oral reading and comprehension scaffolding condition scored significantly higher on the ITBS posttest than children in the control condition. In addition, children in the two scaffolding conditions combined scored higher on the ITBS posttest than children in the control and books only conditions combined. Practical implications for summer voluntary reading interventions are discussed.Keywords
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