ERIC Number: ED130549
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1975-Dec-8
Pages: 27
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A Study of Hebrew Phonetic-Reading Competence among Junior High Students at Congregation Beth Yeshurun.
Rothman, Irving N.
This report analyzes a test in Hebrew phonetic reading administered to students of the junior high school at Congregation Beth Yeshurun in April and May 1975. There was a progressive improvement in reading rate in each grade: Junior High 1 students averaged 38.7 words per minute; Junior High 2 students averaged 47.3 words per minute; and Junior High 3 students averaged 51.8 words per minute. The experimental testing program produced the following recommendations: (1) Reading tests should be administered on an annual basis; (2) Results of the tests should be reported to parents; (3) A curriculum for instruction in phonetic reading needs to be developed; (4) The junior high program ought to divide students differently in English-based studies, such as history, and Hebrew-based studies, such as prayers, to account for differences in levels of skill; and (5) Although English reading scores and Hebrew reading scores show a poor co-efficient of correlation, they may be used effectively for points of comparison in counselling. The report concludes with a list of technological developments that may be easily and inexpensively incorporated into a reading curriculum. (Author/AM)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Authoring Institution: Congregation Beth Yeshurun, Houston, TX.
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