The relationship between nighttime reading with children by their caregivers and reading achievement
Date Approved
7-25-2011
Embargo Period
3-3-2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. School Psychology-Professional School Psychology
Department
Educational Services, Administration, and Higher Education
College
College of Education
Advisor
Klanderman, John
Subject(s)
Oral reading; Reading comprehension
Disciplines
Child Psychology | Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Abstract
The hypothesis of this research project was to determine if there was a significant relationship between children who were read to by their caregivers in previous years and children who were not read to by their caregivers in previous years. The relationship between reading achievement and gender was also examined in this research study. Twelve fourth grade students (six male, six female) were asked to complete a questionnaire about their reading practices and take a brief two part reading assessment, consisting of word recognition and reading comprehension. A two way between groups ANOVA revealed that there was not a significant difference between children who were read to by their caregivers in previous years and children who were not read to by their caregivers in previous years. A dependent T-Test showed that there was not a significant difference between reading achievement and gender. A correlation test revealed that there was a relationship between word recognition scores and reading comprehension scores.
Recommended Citation
Williams, Ashley, "The relationship between nighttime reading with children by their caregivers and reading achievement" (2011). Theses and Dissertations. 342.
https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/342
