Reducing the Gap in Reading Performance Between Israeli Lower- and Middle-Class First-Grade Pupils
- 1 September 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Psychology
- Vol. 121 (5) , 491-500
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.1987.9915503
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.Keywords
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