Date of Award
4-1988
Degree Name
Specialist in Education
Department
Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
First Advisor
Dr. Lawrence B. Schlack
Second Advisor
Dr. Charles Warfield
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
The problem presented in this study is to locate common characteristics of elementary students who are struggling in their reading at school. The motivation for finding common characteristics is to identify and diagnose the struggling readers as soon as they enter school and to provide remedial assistance before poor self-concepts are developed.
The methodology used for the investigation involved interviews with students who have displayed a low reading ability in their classrooms and questionnaires to their teachers and parents about reading.
The main focus of the study is centered around the physical, social, mental, and emotional aspects of the human resources--the low readers themselves. Recommendations are made for teachers, administrators, parents, and those in education who are interested in helping struggling readers achieve their own personal reading success.
Recommended Citation
Hackney, Jean C., "Cross-Age Study to Locate the Common Characteristics of Students Identified as Struggling Readers" (1988). Masters Theses. 1146.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1146