A Study of Hebrew Phonetic-Reading Competence among Junior High Students at Congregation Beth Yeshurun.

Autor/in	Rothman, Irving N.
Institution	Congregation Beth Yeshurun, Houston, TX.
Titel	A Study of Hebrew Phonetic-Reading Competence among Junior High Students at Congregation Beth Yeshurun.
Quelle	(1975), (27 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Competency Based Education; Hebrew; Jews; Junior High School Students; Language Instruction; Oral Reading; Phonetics; Reading Ability; Reading Instruction; Reading Rate; Reading Tests; Second Language Learning; Secondary Education; Test Results; Testing; Uncommonly Taught Languages + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Competence; Competency; Competency-based education; Unterricht; Kompetenzorientierte Methode; Jew; Jude; Jüdin; Juden; Junior High Schools; Student; Students; Sekundarstufe I; Schüler; Schülerin; Oral work; Reading; Mündliche Übung; Leseprozess; Lesen; Phonetik; Fonetik; Reading competence; Lesekompetenz; Leseunterricht; Reading readiness; Reading speed; Lesegeschwindigkeit; Lesetest; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Sekundarbereich; Testdurchführung; Testen; Minderheitensprache
Abstract	This report analyzes a test in Hebrew phonetic reading administered to students of the junior high school at Congregation Beth Yeshurun in April and May 1975. There was a progressive improvement in reading rate in each grade: Junior High 1 students averaged 38.7 words per minute; Junior High 2 students averaged 47.3 words per minute; and Junior High 3 students averaged 51.8 words per minute. The experimental testing program produced the following recommendations: (1) Reading tests should be administered on an annual basis; (2) Results of the tests should be reported to parents; (3) A curriculum for instruction in phonetic reading needs to be developed; (4) The junior high program ought to divide students differently in English-based studies, such as history, and Hebrew-based studies, such as prayers, to account for differences in levels of skill; and (5) Although English reading scores and Hebrew reading scores show a poor co-efficient of correlation, they may be used effectively for points of comparison in counselling. The report concludes with a list of technological developments that may be easily and inexpensively incorporated into a reading curriculum. (Author/AM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC