TY - JOUR
T1 - Third-grader's think-aloud protocols : types of reading activities in reading an expository text
AU - Schellings, Gonny
AU - Aarnoutse, C. (Cor)
AU - Van Leeuwe, Jan
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
U2 - 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2006.10.004
DO - 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2006.10.004
M3 - Article
SN - 0959-4752
VL - 16
SP - 549
EP - 568
JO - Learning and Instruction
JF - Learning and Instruction
IS - 6
ER -