ICPS
2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021
Reading Strategy Usage in German Elementary School Children in Relation to Available Vocabulary
Authors
- Fenke KachisiPresenting Author
DIPF Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education - Fenke KachisiPresenting Author
Center for Individual Development and Adaptive Education of Children at Risk (IDeA) - Jelena Zaric
DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education - Jelena Zaric
Center for Individual Development and Adaptive Education of Children at Risk (IDeA) - Telse Nagler
Center for Individual Development and Adaptive Education of Children at Risk (IDeA) - Telse Nagler
DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education
Abstract
This study is designed to investigate the use of reading strategies applied by German elementary school children. Strategy usage is compared across grades and related to available vocabulary. The study aims at examining the conditions under which efficient (retrieval-) strategies are used, which are essential for fluent reading.