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A path analysis of reading comprehension for adults with low literacy
Mellard, Daryl F. Fall, Emily C. Woods, Kari
Mellard, Daryl F.
Fall, Emily C.
Woods, Kari
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Abstract
Adult literacy interventions often rely on models of reading validated with children or adult
populations with a broad range of reading. Such models do not fully satisfy the need for
intervention research and development for adults with low literacy. Thus, the authors
hypothesized that a model representing the relationship between reading component skills would
be predictive of reading comprehension for an adult population with low literacy and beneficial
to adult literacy researchers. Using data from 174 adults participating in adult basic education
and secondary education programs, the authors performed a path analysis of component skills’
contribution to reading comprehension. The findings are clear that existing reading models do
not describe this population. The implications are discussed in terms of instructional and
curricular interventions.
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2010-04
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Sage Publications
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Adult With Low Literacy, Reading Comprehension
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Journal of Learning Disabilities, 43(2), 154–165; doi 10.1177/0022219409359345