Third-grader's think-aloud protocols: Types of reading activities in reading an expository text |
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| Authors: | Gonny Schellings Cor Aarnoutse Jan van Leeuwe |
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| Institution: | aDepartment of Educational Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen, Montessorilaan 3, 6525 HR Nijmegen, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | In the present study, we examined the reading activities of young readers, while reading an expository text. A total of 24 third-graders was administered a think-aloud task on two occasions. Their protocols were analysed by a coding system that captured two levels of the reading process: the word identification level and the reading comprehension level. Three indices reflecting three different types of reading activities were discerned: reading errors, reproduction, and activities referring to reading strategies. Correlational analyses showed the reading strategy index to be related to reading comprehension as measured by standardized tests. The think-aloud task constitutes a valuable instrument for examining strategic reading among young readers. |
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| Keywords: | Think-aloud Types of reading activities Word identification Reading comprehension Reading strategies |
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