A Comparative Analysis of the Reading Comprehension Levels and Reading Attitude Skills of Gifted and Nongifted Fifth Grade Students

Gifted children differ from their nongifted counterparts in that they show different ways of thinking, maintain higher levels attention, manifest advanced cognitive skills, and enjoy researching exploring (Clark, 2012). These differences are also reflected attitude to reading comprehension skills. Regarding this, the current study aims examine attitudes skills a group gifted fifth grade students. The participants comprise 401 (168 gifted, 223 nongifted). Data for were collected through Personal Information Form designed by researchers, Reading Comprehension Test prepared based on questions Free Boarding Scholarship Examination Fifth Graders administered Ministry Education, Attitude Scale developed Karahan (2018). analyzed with SPSS 24.0 program (independent sample t-test, one-way analysis variance [ANOVA], pearson correlation analysis). findings indicate students’ significantly those nongifted, which shows students have than peers. Considering variables including gender, pre-school education, time allocated daily extracurricular reading, significant difference was found among who two or more hours reading. That is, this showed others. However, no between gifted. Similarly, observed duration participants. While education status female attitudes, male No