Is There a Legitimate Place for Oral Reading Instruction in a Developmental Reading Program?

The article focuses on the developmental reading practices in elementary schools. Oral reading is defined as the reading of a text aloud by a student, with the goal of developing decoding skills. The article seeks to find out a legitimate place for oral reading. Several arguments against oral readin...

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Publicado en:Elementary School Journal Vol. 81; no. 5; pp. 304 - 311
Autor principal: Hoffman, James V.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: University of Chicago Press May1981
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Sumario:The article focuses on the developmental reading practices in elementary schools. Oral reading is defined as the reading of a text aloud by a student, with the goal of developing decoding skills. The article seeks to find out a legitimate place for oral reading. Several arguments against oral reading instruction are also presented.