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The Fourth Grade Slump: The Relationship Between Reading Attitudes and Frequency of Reading

Donaldson, Nicole M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1269142631

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2010, Master of Education (MEd), Bowling Green State University, Reading.
This study explored the fourth grade slump with regard to the relationship between reading attitude and reading frequency in elementary school children. The Elementary Reading Attitude Survey and the Frequency Questionnaire were administered to two classes of second graders and two classes of fifth graders in the same school. The results were divided into the categories of academic and recreational reading for attitude and frequency. This paper presentsthe results of the study, as well as the implications for elementary school teachers. Once the surveys had been scored, a correlation was found between overall reading attitude and overall reading frequency, as well as between recreational reading attitude and recreational reading frequency. Surprisingly, the reading attitudes of the students did not drop significantly between second and fifth grade. The implications of this study are that the reading attitudes and frequency of students are connected and one can be improved by increasing the other. This means that teachers should be aware of these two reading elements and how one can positively impact the other.
Dr. Cynthia Bertelsen (Committee Chair)
Dr. Cindy Hendricks (Committee Member)
Dr. Nancy Fordham (Committee Member)
91 p.
Education
The fourth grade slump; reading attitude; reading frequency; the Elementary Reading Attitude Scale

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  • Donaldson, N. M. (2010). The Fourth Grade Slump: The Relationship Between Reading Attitudes and Frequency of Reading [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1269142631

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Donaldson, Nicole. The Fourth Grade Slump: The Relationship Between Reading Attitudes and Frequency of Reading. 2010. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1269142631.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Donaldson, Nicole. "The Fourth Grade Slump: The Relationship Between Reading Attitudes and Frequency of Reading." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1269142631

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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