- PMD: 3
- Cost: Included in Registration
- Skill Level: Introduction
- Poster Session 8: Promoting Academic Success
Learner Objectives
This session will help participants…
- understand the difference between oral and silent reading,
- become familiar with common developmental trends in oral and silent reading, and
- identify the impact of reading modality on reading comprehension.
Description
How does reading modality (silent versus oral) impact reading comprehension among elementary school students? Across second through fourth grade, students showed a boost in comprehension during oral reading.
Presenter(s)
Elizabeth B. Meisinger, University of Memphis
Asya T. Miles, University of Memphis
