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ERIC Number: EJ294726
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Impact of Interests on the Literal Comprehension of Beginning Readers--A West Indian Study.
Cecil, Nancy Lee
Reading Teacher, v37 n8 p750-53 Apr 1984
Substantiates a positive and significant relationship between high interest and literal comprehension for second grade readers in the Virgin Islands. Asks teachers to consider how this might affect classroom instruction. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Females, Foreign Countries, Grade 2, Males, Primary Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Interests, Reading Materials, Reading Research, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Virgin Islands