Does+reading+aloud+help+with+comprehension?-+Drew


 * Question:** Does Reading out loud help with comprehension?

**Hypothesis:**
If I have 4 people read 2 separate passages, one out loud and one silently in their head they will do better on the one they read out loud, because they will be hearing what they are reading as well as looking at what they are reading. **Procedure:** 1.4 randomly selected boys and girls (2 boys and 2 girls) taken two at a time (1 boy 1 girl)   2.Give them 1 passage to start and have them read it in their head, then answer the 7 questions WITHOUT looking back in the passage   3.Give them the other passage and have them read it out loud, then answer 7 questions WITHOUT looking back in the passage   4. Grade both tests of each test subject and compare the two scores. 5. Compare scores over all from all subjects and both tests.

-Independent- Whether my test subjects read the passages out loud to me or in their head   -Dependent Variable- Score on a test of 7 questions    -Controlled Variables- The 2 passages each test subject read -They could not go back in the passage
 * Variables:**

** Observations: ** -Students took longer to read the one out loud  -Students answered questions faster on the passage read out loud. -On the passage 3 read in their head all the students answered D for number 7 which was the correct answer. ** Conclusion: ** 3 out of 4 students scored a higher percentage when they read passages in their head silently. I think when kids read aloud they focus on trying to correctly pronounce words so they don’t comprehend the reading selection as well as if they read it silently. **Recommendations:** Don’t have kids read out loud individually, they won’t comprehend as well. Have them read silently or if you do have them read out loud, have the read with a partner. ** Results: ** Click this link to view my bar graph with all my data from my tests =Thank You and have a nice day!!!:):):) =
 * Inference:**
 * Girl #1- Passage read silently 85%, Passage Read out loud 71% **
 * Boy #1- Passage read silently 57%, Passage Read out loud 71% **
 * Girl #2- Passage Read silently 71%, Passage Read out loud 57% **
 * Boy #2- Passage read silently 85%, Passage read out loud 57% **