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Download full textRice, G. Elizabeth; Meyer, Bonnie J. F. – 1983
A study was conducted to determine the effects of age, verbal ability, education, reading habits, and recall strategies on prose recall among adults. Subjects were 422 adults in three age groups--young (18-28 years), middle (40-54), and older (62-80). They were asked to read and recall in writing two 388-word prose passages and to answer questions…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Age, Age Differences
Peer reviewedCanady, Claudia J.; Krantz, Susan G. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1996
Interviews were conducted with 142 above-average readers and 128 below-average readers in the fourth grade. In contrast to poor readers, good readers reported understanding what they read, talking more, being understood more often, and reading more frequently at home and for fun. No differences existed between groups in opinions of the value and…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, Interpersonal Communication
