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Exploring Thresholds in the Foundational Skills for Reading and Comprehension Outcomes in the Context of Postsecondary Readers
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Joseph P. Magliano; Amani Talwar; Daniel P. Feller; Zuowei Wang; Tenaha O'Reilly; John Sabatini – Grantee Submission, 2023
There is a range of reasons why college students may be underprepared to read, but one possibility is that some college students are below a threshold of proficiency in the component skills of reading. The presence of thresholds means that when students fall below that threshold, their proficiency in that component skill of reading is not…
Descriptors: College Students, Reading Skills, Reading Achievement, Comprehension
Exploring Thresholds in the Foundational Skills for Reading and Comprehension Outcomes in the Context of Postsecondary Readers
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Joseph P. Magliano; Amani Talwar; Daniel P. Feller; Zuowei Wang; Tenaha O'Reilly; John Sabatini – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2023
There is a range of reasons why college students may be underprepared to read, but one possibility is that some college students are below a threshold of proficiency in the component skills of reading. The presence of thresholds means that when students fall below that threshold, their proficiency in that component skill of reading is not…
Descriptors: College Students, Reading Skills, Reading Achievement, Comprehension
Differentiating Less-Prepared from More-Prepared College Readers
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Daniel P. Feller; John Sabatini; Joseph P. Magliano – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2024
This study was conducted to better understand the difficulties faced by underprepared college readers, including those enrolled in Developmental Education (DE) programs. The Reading Systems Framework was used as a theoretical motivation. Participants (n = 258) completed a measure of component reading skills (Study Aid and Reading Assessment, word…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Developmental Studies Programs, Reading Skills, Predictor Variables