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ED393081 CS012394
Title: The Effect of Retention, in Grade One, on the Slow Reader.
Author(s): Sakowicz, Anita B.
Pages: 46
Publication Date: April 04, 1996
Notes: M.A. Project, Kean College of New Jersey.
Available from: EDRS Price MF01/PC02 Plus Postage.
Language: English
Document Type: Dissertations/Theses--Masters Dissertations (042); Test/questionnaires (160)
Geographic Source: U.S.; New Jersey
Journal Announcement: RIEAUG1996
A study compared
two groups of children in an urban elementary school who were unready
for second grade at the conclusion of first grade. A group of 15
students was retained in first grade while another group of 45 students
was promoted to second grade. The California Achievement Test was
used to measure the reading ability of both groups at the end of
second grade. Results indicated no significant difference between
the two groups. Of the 48 classroom teachers at the elementary school,
37 responded to a survey concerning their attitudes towards retention.
Results indicated that the teachers preferred retention but were
willing to take into consideration current research which indicates
that retention is not effective. (Contains 21 references and 4 tables
of data. The survey instrument is appended.) (Author/RS)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis; *Grade Repetition; Grade 1; Grade
2; *Low Achievement; Primary Education; *Reading Achievement; Reading
Research; Teacher Attitudes; Urban Education
Identifiers: California Achievement Tests; Teacher Surveys
