The Reading Speed of Elementary School Students on the All Text Written with Capital and Lowercase Letters

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doi:10.13189/ujer.2019.070209

Abstract

The aim of this research is to examine the speed of reading the uppercase and lowercase texts of primary school students. This research is the survey of quantitative research methods. The survey population of the research is the primary school students who are educated in the primary schools in the Sorgun district of Yozgat province. Cluster sampling used for sampling. The sample primary school students' number is 732. As a means of collecting data, a text was used from the textbook. The data were collected in three primary schools in the Sorgun district of Yozgat province in March 2018. The number of words a pupil reads in a minute is noted. Reading speed of text written with lower case letters is more than reading speed of text written with capital letters at all grade levels. The scores varied for the capital letters and lower case letters. At an alpha of .05, the analysis indicated a statistically significant difference among reading rate of the capital letters and lower case letters, (t=23.13, p =.278; F= 92,536; p 2=.70. Secondary school students' reading aloud text with lower case letter score significantly higher than primary school students' aloud reading speed text with capital letters (p<.001). Suggestions were made within the scope of the research results.

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Introduction by the human mouthThe several signs and images required by cuneiform and hieroglyphics were in the long run supplanted by twenty or thirty effectively learnedIn the countries of the world, lowercase letters are used basic signs [20]
The scores varied for the capital letters and lower case letters
At an alpha of .05, the analysis indicated a statistically significant difference among reading rate of the capital letters (M=126.05) and lowercase letters (M=111.54), (t=23.13, p

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Introduction

Introduction by the human mouthThe several signs and images required by cuneiform and hieroglyphics were in the long run supplanted by twenty or thirty effectively learnedIn the countries of the world, lowercase letters are used basic signs [20]. The writings were made by drawing a rough picture or figure on these tools with a pointed bony or lighter stone. The artists have created the Renaissance humanism thought and the writing that will become a model for small letters [16]. The conventional written work content of the late classical time frame was chosen, joined with Celtic developments, including the utilization of four rules, ascenders, and descenders, and formed into an arranged uniform content called Caroline tiny. The cutting edge Latin letters in order comprises of 52 upper and lowercase letters with ten numerals and an assortment of different images, accentuation checks and accents that are utilized by different diverse dialects.

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