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Examining Language and Literacy Profiles of Adolescent Struggling Readers ...
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Diamond, Joy. - : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Graduate School, 2015
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Abstract:
As societal demands for literacy increase, many adolescents continue to exhibit weak reading skills, but little is known about the language and literacy profiles of adolescent struggling readers. The purpose of this study was to identify language- and literacy- related profiles of adolescents who struggle with reading. Participants between the ages of 11 and 15 (N=105) were assessed using measures of phonological awareness, morphological awareness, orthographic awareness, listening comprehension, word reading, and vocabulary. Examination of mean scores for participants in this study indicated overall average abilities across the assessment battery, but the individual profiles indicated clear strengths and weaknesses with some median scores within factors falling well below average. Exploratory factor analysis indicated three clear factors that were labeled: word identification, language, and phonological awareness. After factor analysis, hierarchical agglomerative cluster analysis was completed based on the ...
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Keyword:
Education; Language and languages; Reading
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URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.17615/aees-q903
https://cdr.lib.unc.edu/concern/dissertations/000000310?locale=en
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