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“PAIRED READING”—A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON A TECHNIQUE FOR PARENTAL TUITION OF READING RETARDED CHILDREN
Author(s) -
Morgan Roger,
Lyon Elizabeth
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1979.tb00495.x
Subject(s) - reading (process) , spelling , psychology , remedial education , reading comprehension , developmental psychology , quarter (canadian coin) , comprehension , mentally retarded , linguistics , mathematics education , philosophy , archaeology , history
SUMMARY The paired reading tuition procedure is described as a simple and flexible remedial technique for general application, incorporating simultaneous reading and verbally reinforced individual reading, and utilising textual material suited to the child's interests and chronological age rather than his reading age. The technique was taught to the parents of four reading‐retarded children, for use at home for a quarter of an hour daily. The group's reading ages progressed markedly over 12 to 13 weeks of tuition. Reading comprehension, but not spelling performance, also advanced markedly.