Reading Skills

Paper Summary:

The hypothesis being tested in this paper is whether children who display poor reading skills in first grade have a 90% chance of continuing to have poor reading skills three years later. The paper examines how, based on a review of 25 studies, 50% of children in third grade exhibiting emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) also had reading achievement lower than expected, based on their assessed intellectual levels. The also paper discusses how, in addition to EBD and learning disabilities (LD), third grade children with poor reading ability are also affected by serious antisocial behavior.

From the Paper:

"Reading curriculum was the differential influence in students' growth in this study by Kamp, et al. (2003). Accelerating growth patterns for the three fluency measures, with some slowing in letters and oral reading, showed that curriculum type led to significant differences in performance at the end of first grade. One of the curriculum choices (Reading Mastery, Success for All) was found to positively affect students skills in each area more than literature-based curricula. By Grade 3 endpoint, performance showed significant differences in the group with no risk, compared to the behavior risk group, the academic risk group and the students at risk for both."

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