Cooperative Study of Reading 



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sentence at a time if he talks too rapidly. When he discontinues speak- 

 ing ask him if he remembers anything else. Following this, ask him 

 the questions and record his answers. 



5. If the pupil has been reading "The Grasshoppers" or "Ancient 

 Ships," hand him the report blank to fill out. Ask him to write the 

 story which he has read as well as he can. Impress upon him the fact 

 that he should not look at the questions on the opposite side of the 

 sheet until he has finished writing his story. 



DIRECTIONS FOR SCORING THE RESULTS 



Rate of silent reading — 



1. Enter the number of seconds required by each pupil to read 

 100 words in the column under "Rate" on the record sheet. The time 

 record for pupils who read "The Grasshoppers" and "Ancient Ships" 

 was based on 200 words. Divide the time record for these pupils by 

 two before entering the rate on the record sheet. Drop fractions. 



2. Find the average number of seconds required by the pupils of 

 a class to read 100 words. 



3. Express this average in terms of the number of words read 

 per second. To do this divide 100 by the average number of seconds 

 required by the class to read 100 words. 



Quality of silent reading — 



1. Score the reproductions as follows: Check from the pupil's re- 

 production all wrong statements, all irrelevant statements, and all 

 repetitions. Count the remaining words. Find the percentage that these 

 words are of the total number of words in the selection. Enter the re- 

 sult in the column under "Reproduction" on the record sheet. 



2. Give a credit of 10 points to each question answered correctly. 

 Enter the total grade for each pupil for questions answered correctly in 

 the column under "Questions." 



3. Average the reproduction grade and the grade received for cor- 

 rect answers to questions for the quality score. Drop fractions. Enter 

 the quality score in the appropriate column on the record sheet. 



4. Find the average quality score for the class by finding the sum 

 of the individual quality scores and dividing by the number of pupils 

 in the class. 



In order to economize time in giving the silent reading 

 tests, the following supplementary suggestions were offered 

 at the time the tests were sent to the schools : 



The silent reading tests can be given as follows in the grades 

 above the third: The grade teacher assigns a study period to the pu- 

 pils of her room. She then gives the test by having a pupil come for- 

 ward to her desk and read silently the selection which is appropriate 

 for him. As soon as the reading has been completed, the pupil takes 

 the sheet to his seat where he writes his reproduction and ansv/ers 

 to questions. In the meantime the teacher tests other pupils. The 

 teacher should instruct each pupil carefully concerning what he is to 

 do before sending him to his seat. 



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