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An Analysis of Selected Variables Affecting the Reading Growth Rate of Learning Disability Children.
Braunberger, Alfred Hal – 1976
This study sought to determine if eight selected variables would discriminate between the remediated reading group and the not-remediated reading group of 1,224 learning disabled children involved in an individualized diagnostic reading program, in grades one to six. The Slosson Intelligence Test was administered prior to placement in the program.…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Doctoral Dissertations, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities
Moore, Kenneth Thompson – 1975
A sample of 188 freshman students was tested for ability in seven areas of reading, prior to the beginning of the academic year; their scores were later related to the cumulative grade point average (CGPA) for their freshman year. Significant correlations were found between CGPA and vocabulary, reflective comprehension, total comprehension, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Doctoral Dissertations, Grade Point Average