An Investigation In Progress In Reading Ability Of One Hundred Senior Pupils Of Phillis Wheatley High School, Houston, Texas

Author

Bessie Hallowell Johnson, Prairie View Normal And Industrial College

Date of Award

5-1943

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Degree Discipline

Education

Abstract

The Reading Problem at High School Level. For many years reading has been regarded as an elementary school subject. Formal instruction in reading usually ceases with the sixth grade and continues into the upper grades and the high school.

Based upon the assumption that correct reading habits have been firmly established through the processes of elementary training there are those who believe that no further training in reading is needed, beyond elementary school levels, except in cases where marked disabilities are plainly seen.

Such a theory assumes that reading is a mechanical skill which is sufficiently developed at elementary school levels. The writings of many educational psychologists attempt to refute the validity of such an argument.

Committee Chair/Advisor

E. L. Sasser

Committee Member

E. M. Norris

Committee Member

E. M. Norris

Committee Member

Bessie Gentle

Publisher

Prairie View Agriculture And Mechanical College

Rights

Date of Digitization

2/2/2022

Contributing Institution

Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical College

City of Publication

Prairie View

MIME Type

Application/PDF

Recommended Citation

Johnson, B. H. (1943). An Investigation In Progress In Reading Ability Of One Hundred Senior Pupils Of Phillis Wheatley High School, Houston, Texas. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.pvamu.edu/pvamu-theses/1048