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Gilbert, Jennifer K.; Goodwin, Amanda P.; Compton, Donald L.; Kearns, Devin M. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2014
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the relation between morphological awareness on reading comprehension is moderated by multisyllabic word reading ability in fifth-grade students ("N" = 169, 53.7% female, 65.2% minority status, 69.2% free/reduced lunch status), oversampled for poor reading skill, when controlling for…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Morphology (Languages), Reading Skills, Reading Difficulties
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Wheldall, Kevin; Limbrick, Lisa – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2010
There is controversy within the research literature concerning the relative prevalence of reading problems in boys and girls. The authors report findings from very large and very representative samples of Australian students. Data from the New South Wales "Basic Skills Test" (BST) for reading, administered annually to third and fifth…
Descriptors: Females, Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Males
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Shany, Michal; Wiener, Judith; Feingold, Liat – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2011
This study investigated the extent to which children's knowledge about reading disabilities, preoccupation with their own reading disability, and anxiety predicted reading comprehension in fifth and sixth grade children with reading disabilities (N = 85). Participants provided rich and accurate information about reading disabilities and the…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Knowledge Level, Disabilities