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Peer reviewedLorton, Mary; Kukuk, Christopher – Reading Improvement, 1978
Examines the relationship between 14 social process variables and the reading performances of 180 slow learners, ages 7-15. Finds that two of those factors (brith trauma and being held back in school) emerge as predictors of reading comprehension, word recognition, and spelling. (RL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Repetition, Perinatal Influences, Predictor Variables
