The Role of Muscle Action in Interpretative Reading

Reading: Psychology

“…Strother (106) concluded from his study that subjects who best simulated the emotions described in poems showed a widespread involvement as evidenced by muscle potential reactions taken from arms and legs while reading the poems.…”

Chapter I: Reading: Psychology

“…Strother (106) concluded from his study that subjects who best simulated the emotions described in poems showed a widespread involvement as evidenced by muscle potential reactions taken from arms and legs while reading the poems. Freeburne (32) found no significant correlation between figural aftereffect and scores on a silent reading test, except in the case of the subtest Selection of Key Words.…”

Chapter V: Speech

“…Jones (71) indicated that speech training improved silent reading achievement of Grade III children, altho boys did not improve as much as girls. In a study of physical action in simulated expression of emotions by oral readers Strother (116) reported that some emotions were characterized by a higher level of action than others and that readers who best simulated the emotions showed more widespread action. Practice heightened the use of such action.…”