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READING COMPREHENSION AN D READING STRATEGIES

Rebecca J Baier

A Research PaperSubmitted in Partial Fulfillment of the

Requirements for theMaster. o f ~ u ~ o negree

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Approved: 2 Semester Credits

The Graduate School

University of Wisconsin-Stout

December 2 5



The Graduate SchoolUniversity of Wisconsin-Stout

Menomonie WI

Author: Rebecca J Baier

Title: Reading Comprehension and Reading Strategies

Graduate Degreemajor: MS Education

Research Advisor: Dr. Amy Carole Schlieve

MonthNear: December 2 5

Number of Pages: 53

Style Manual Used: American Psychological Association sth dition

ABSTRACT

It was hypothesized that students who use reading comprehension strategies while

reading retain more information and com prehend the text better. It was also hypothesized

that students who have good reading com prehension skills perform better on readingcomprehension tests. Fourteen sixth grade students in a sm all town private school were

identified for this study. The studen ts were given theQualitative Reading Inventory 4

reading comprehension pretests after determining their individual reading levels. The

students then began a six week long study of theSelf Q uestioning Reading Strategy.At

the conclusion of the study the students were again given theQualitative Reading

Inventory 4 reading com prehension posttests. A comparison of the percent correct on

the reading comprehension pretests and posttests was taken. Twelve of the fourteen sixth

grade students demonstrated improvem ent in the reading com prehension scores. Two of

the fourteen students resulted in no change in the reading comprehension scores. There



were no students that exhibited a decline in scores It was concluded that the sixth grade

literature students performed better on the posttests where they used the Self Questioning

Reading Strategy. Further study recommendations included completing this study on

different age groups or using different reading comprehension strategies



The raduate School

University of Wisconsin-Stout

Menomonie WI

Acknowledgements

I would like to thank Dr. Amy Carole Sch lieve for her assistance and patience in the

process of writing this paper. I would also like to thank my family; Mom Dad Joe Little

Joe Luke Hannah Roger and Orpha for their unending help and support.



TABLE OF CONTENTS

BSTRACT

ist of Tables vll

hapter I: Introduction

tatement of the Problem 6

esearch Hypothesis 6

imitations 7

hapter : Literature Review 8

hapter : Methodology 20

ubject Selection and Description 20

nstrumentation 20

ata Co llection Procedures 20

ata nalysis 21

imitations 21

hapter IV: Results 22

tem nalysis 23

onclusion 3 6

hapter V: Discussion 37

iscussion 37

imitations 38

onclusions 38

ecommendations 38



References 9

Appendix A: IRE3 Form 42

ppendix B: Parent Letter 43

ppendix C: Consen t to Participate 44

ppendix D: Self Questioning Strategy for Fiction Text 47

Appendix E: Self Questioning Strategy for Non fiction Text 0

ppendix F: Student Profile Sheet 5

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