Using Sensitivity to Word Structure to Explain Variance in High School and College Level Reading Ability.

Mahony, Diana L.

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ERIC Number: EJ498958

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Publication Date: 1994

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Using Sensitivity to Word Structure to Explain Variance in High School and College Level Reading Ability.

Mahony, Diana L.

Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, v6 n1 p19-44 Mar 1994

Finds SAT Verbal scores correlated with parts 2 and 4 of a four-part Morpheme Sensitivity Test (MST); standardized test scores correlated with all parts of the MST; and significant difference between means on all parts of the MST for proficient and nonproficient high school readers. Notes that results are consistent with the morphophonemic nature of English spelling. (RS)

Descriptors: Correlation, English, High Schools, Higher Education, Metalinguistics, Morphology (Languages), Phonology, Reading Ability, Reading Achievement, Reading Research, Spelling

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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