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The Development of Reading: Which Factors Play a Role?

Skebo, Crysten M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1269963927

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2010, Master of Arts, Case Western Reserve University, Communication Sciences.
Factors that have been used to predict reading competence vary widely from study to study. Phonological awareness is a well-documented factor in reading development, but other skills such as oral language, IQ, vocabulary, and verbal working memory also have been shown to play a role. This study examined the relationship between cognitive skills (expressive and receptive language, phonological awareness, Performance IQ, vocabulary, and verbal memory) and reading (decoding and comprehension) at three different stages of reading development: Early Elementary, Middle School, and High School. Results showed that different cognitive skills predict reading ability at different ages and to differing degrees. Vocabulary as measured by standardized assessments was found to be a better predictor of reading than vocabulary in conversation.
Barbara Lewis, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Lisa Freebairn, M.A. (Committee Member)
Kay McNeal, M.S. (Committee Member)
Jean Nisenboum, M.S. (Committee Member)
54 p.
Reading Instruction; Speech Therapy
reading development

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  • Skebo, C. M. (2010). The Development of Reading: Which Factors Play a Role? [Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1269963927

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Skebo, Crysten. The Development of Reading: Which Factors Play a Role? 2010. Case Western Reserve University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1269963927.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Skebo, Crysten. "The Development of Reading: Which Factors Play a Role?" Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1269963927

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