Per-grade results in Table I show the silent method yielded a higher percentage of points reproduced of points read than the oral method¶

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q2 i? The per-grade table gives, for each grade, the percentage of points reproduced of points read under each method and the per cent difference with oral as base, favoring the silent method. → Mead 1917

Evidence¶

Mead 1917¶

Mead, C. D. (1917). Results in silent versus oral reading. Journal of Educational Psychology, 8(6), 367–368. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0067774

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Table I, titled "Silent Versus Oral Reading May, 1915 and 1916 (Six One-Minute Tests)", reports for each grade averages of lines read, points reproduced, and percentages of points reproduced under each method. "The last column shows the per cent, of points each pupil did better by the silent method of reading".

"The last column shows the per cent, of points each pupil did better by the silent method of reading."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Sixth-grade pupils reproduced a greater percentage of possible points by silent than by oral reading, with every class and 71% of children doing better silently — related
• Across grades 3–10 (grade 9 excluded), 15 of 17 classes and 70% of children did better by the silent method of reading — a broader claim this one bears on