Sex and Grade Differences and Learning Rate in an Intensive Summer Reading Clinic.

Cahn, Lorynne, D.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Sex and Grade Differences and Learning Rate in an Intensive Summer Reading Clinic.

Cahn, Lorynne, D.

Psychology in the Schools, v25 n1 p84-91 Jan 1988

Examined patterns of variance for sex and grade level using the Nelson Reading Test, the Gates-MacGintie Reading Test, and the Spache Diagnostic Reading Scales for first to eighth grade students referred for possible reading disabilities. Females outscored males significantly on all measures. Found differences among grades in regard to both performance and rate of learning. (Author/KS)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Instructional Program Divisions, Learning, Learning Problems, Learning Processes, Learning Strategies, Reading Centers, Reading Difficulties, Reading Rate, Reading Tests, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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