A Comparison of Sight Word and Phonics Contingencies in the Remediation of Oral Reading and Comprehension
Description:
A comparison of contingent word and phonics drilling exercises on oral reading errors was made and the effects of a work skipping contingency on reading comprehension were examined. Five learning disabled elementary school children served as subjects. Reading comprehension increased from 30 to 50% over baseline, while subjects progressed an average of two years through a reading series. Subjects responded differentially to the two drills on oral reading errors, but the combined effects of the d…
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Date:
August 1983
Creator:
Huffine, John Harold