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A Comparison of Children Aged 4–5 Years Learning to Read Through Instructional Texts Containing Either a High or a Low Proportion of Phonically-Decodable Words

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Price-Mohr, R. and Price, Colin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2173-9897 (2020) A Comparison of Children Aged 4–5 Years Learning to Read Through Instructional Texts Containing Either a High or a Low Proportion of Phonically-Decodable Words. Early Childhood Education Journal, 48. pp. 39-47. ISSN Print: 1082-3301 Online: 1573-1707

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We report a study where we investigated the effect of low or high phonically-decodable texts on young children learning to read. Two parallel series of 12 instructional reading books were used with 36 children in three schools. These books were purposely created so that each parallel book, in sequence, introduced the same number of new words. Children were randomly assigned to a condition in each classroom using a split-cluster design. Prior to reading the books, children played associated games to introduce the new vocabulary. Children were assessed at pre and post-intervention using standardised measures of word reading and comprehension. Our results demonstrate a statistically significant difference and large effect size for reading comprehension in favour of the low phonically-decodable texts. The findings challenge the assumption that children find highly decodable text easier to read, and may have implications for reading policies and classroom practice.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© Springer Nature B.V. 2019 Staff and students at the University of Worcester can access the full-text of the online published article via the UW online library search. External users should check availability with their local library or Interlibrary Requests Service.
Uncontrolled Discrete Keywords:	decodable, reading acquisition, comprehension, vocabulary, young children
Divisions:	College of Business, Psychology and Sport > Worcester Business School
Related URLs:	Publisher Organisation
Depositing User:	Colin Price
Date Deposited:	12 Nov 2019 12:02
Last Modified:	08 Dec 2021 12:59
URI:	https://eprints.worc.ac.uk/id/eprint/8868

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