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Sex Differences in Learning Rate in an Intensive Summer Reading Clinic.

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Cahn, Lorynne, D. – Reading Improvement, 1988

Examines whether sex differences in reading learning rate occurred when female instructors worked with small groups of elementary school boys and girls on an individualized basis in an intensive summer reading clinic program. Reports that girls outperformed boys on all measures. (RAE)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Reading Ability, Reading Achievement, Reading Centers

Sex and Grade Differences and Learning Rate in an Intensive Summer Reading Clinic.

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Cahn, Lorynne, D. – Psychology in the Schools, 1988

Examined patterns of variance for sex and grade level using the Nelson Reading Test, the Gates-MacGintie Reading Test, and the Spache Diagnostic Reading Scales for first to eighth grade students referred for possible reading disabilities. Females outscored males significantly on all measures. Found differences among grades in regard to both…

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Instructional Program Divisions, Learning