Students´ reading practices in the fourth grade at primary school
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5433/2237-4876.2007v10n2p67Keywords:
Reading, Diagnosis, Schooling, Fourth grade.Abstract
Questionnaires on reading applied to 202 students from the fourth grade at the primary school in nine schools in the town of Irati-PR, Brazil are analyzed. Two schools are located in the center of Irati, whereas three are located in nearby districts and four in the rural area. The main aim of the current research was to diagnose the reading quality of the students assisted by the public and private district schools. The results reveal the predominance of the conception of reading as an extraction of meanings from the text. Consequently, the students refrain from using their own words and expressions acquired in their historical, social and cultural experiences, considering only what the text actually presents.