Early Warning Signs of Functional Illiteracy: Predictors in Childhood and Adolescence.

Baydar, Nazli; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ467446

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Publication Date: 1993

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Early Warning Signs of Functional Illiteracy: Predictors in Childhood and Adolescence.

Baydar, Nazli; And Others

Child Development, v64 n3 p815-29 Jun 1993

Used longitudinal data from a sample of African-American children of teenaged mothers in the Baltimore, Maryland, area to examine determinants of functional literacy in adulthood. Found that preschool cognitive and behavioral functioning predicted literacy in young adulthood. Family environmental factors that predicted literacy in young adulthood were maternal education and marital status, family size, and family income. (BC)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Literacy, Blacks, Children, Cognitive Ability, Educational Attainment, Family Environment, Family Income, Family Size, Functional Literacy, Longitudinal Studies, Marital Status, Mothers, Predictor Variables, Student Behavior, Young Adults

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Maryland (Baltimore)

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