Does Reading Ability Affect Students' Attitudes Toward Reading?

Authors

Beth Buterbaugh, Harding UniversityFollow

Author Biography

Beth Buterbaugh is from Knoxville,Tennessee, and has 25 years of experience teaching in public school classrooms. She graduated from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University with a bachelor's degree in elementary education and a master's degree in reading from Harding University. Currently she serves as an elementary reading interventionist.

Abstract

Abstract

The purpose of this non-experimental study was to determine if the students’ reading abilities affect the students’ attitudes toward reading. The effect of gender on reading attitudes was also determined. Participants were a convenience sample of 91 second-grade students from an elementary school in Arkansas. The participants completed the Elementary Reading Attitude Survey as well as questions about demographic information. Classroom teachers participated by completing two questions that pertained to ethnicity and reading ability. An analysis of the results revealed that the students’ reading abilities impacted their attitudes toward reading. The results also revealed that girls had a more positive attitude toward reading than boys.

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