Grammatical ability and its relationship with grammatically appropriate oral reading errors

Abstract

Oral reading error analysis has been extensively researched and used by clinicians for a century. Oral reading errors have been classified and systematized by reading experts to investigate the nature of the reading process and to remediate reading difficulties. The relationship between various types of grammatical ability and reading comprehension has been examined for several decades. A relationship has been established by many researchers between grammatical ability and reading comprehension. Furthermore, Goodman (1967) and other investigators have found that reading comprehension is impeded by the occurrence of a disproportionate number of grammatically inappropriate oral reading errors.