Persistence of Reading Disabilities: The Voices of Four Middle School Students

Perceptions of four reading-disabled middle school students were examined to reveal factors that may have prevented progress in reading. The following were identified as contributors: (1) ineffective use of reading strategies; (2) student perceptions of their reading instruction; (3) reading-related...

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Published inAmerican educational research journal Vol. 28; no. 4; p. 875
Main Author Kos, Raylene
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.12.1991
Subjects
Adolescents
Etiology
Interviews
Junior High School Students
Junior High Schools
Learning Disabilities
Low Achievement
Middle School Students
Middle Schools
Reading Attitudes
Reading Difficulties
Reading Failure
Reading Strategies
Stress Variables
Student Attitudes
Student Characteristics
Student Experience
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Summary:Perceptions of four reading-disabled middle school students were examined to reveal factors that may have prevented progress in reading. The following were identified as contributors: (1) ineffective use of reading strategies; (2) student perceptions of their reading instruction; (3) reading-related stress; and (4) students' educational histories. (SLD)
ISSN:0002-8312
DOI:10.3102/00028312028004875