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ERIC Number: EJ212946
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Sep
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Influence of Topic Interest on Black Children's and White Children's Reading Comprehension.
Asher, Steven R.
Child Development, v50 n3 p686-90 Sep 1979
Fifth-grade children's interests were assessed and two weeks later each child received a set of encyclopedia passages in cloze format. Half of these passages corresponded to the child's most preferred topics and half to the child's least preferred topics. Results indicated that both Black and White children comprehended more of their high- than low-interest material. (JMB)
Descriptors: Black Students, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Racial Differences, Reading Comprehension, Student Interests, White Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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