Affiliation:
1. Sarah C. Grogan research fellow in the School of Psychology, Lancashire Polytechic, Preston. Eng land. She received her PhD in psychologv from University College Card8 Wales. She is currently involved in a longitudinal study of cognitive abilities and reading problems in children aged 4 to 8 years. Addre.ss: Sarah C. Grogan, School of Psychology, Leighton Building Lancashire Polytechic, Preston, Luncashire PRl 2TQ England.
Abstract
Nonverbal communication was investigated in poor readers and matched adequate readers. Contrary to expectations, poor readers did not differ from adequate readers on duration of smiling or gaze during a video-recorded interview with an adult. However, they made significantly more filled pauses during the interview than adequate readers, F(1,54) = 9.65, p < 0.004. Topic of conversation had a significant effect on nonverbal behavior. Irrespective of reading ability, children talked more, smiled more, and spent more time looking at the interviewer when talking about out-of-school compared with in-school activities, F(5,50) = 5.67, p < 0.001. Implications for poor readers' social interactions in the classroom are discussed.
Subject
General Health Professions,Education,Health(social science)
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