t scores rather than statistical judgments; this because the case study method will be used. Where relevant observances of the investigator will also be brought to bear to test the hypotheses; that is, to judge whether hypotheses are supported or not.
For the purposes of this study, the following key terms are here defined:
Reading Ability - For the purposes of this study, reading ability is operationalized as: (1) word-recognition skills; and (2) ability to comprehend the written word. Lerner (1981) characterizes these two factors as the essential components of reading ability, stating that:
The reader needs word-recognition skills to decode the printed letters and to match the letters and words with sounds. The reader also needs comprehension skills to understand the meaning of what is being read...Word recognition is a necessary prerequisite for comprehension...Both skills are needed if the student is to learn to read. (Lerner, 1981, p.291)
Symbolic Accentuation Reading Program (SARP) - According to Mil
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