Determinates of Reading Performance and Achievement

Abstract

Verbal, nonverbal, demographic, and eye-hand laterality measures were administered to a sample of 34 Navy recruits attending a remedial reading program and 53 recruits who were members of a regular recruit company. Verbal intelligence scores (as determined by the General Classification Test) differentiated best between the remediation and non-remediation groups. Race (being non-Caucasian) was also associated positively with the need for reading remediation. Reading achievement within the remedial group was related positively to race (being non-Caucasian). These results indicate that low intelligence and cultural factors may account for deficient reading performance among Navy recruits. The results also show that, while self-reported measures of laterality may not be especially useful in screening for remedial readers, these measures may nonetheless serve to identify neuropsychological factors that may underlie the condition.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 12, 1980
Accession Number
ADA096986

Entities

People

  • James M. Larocco
  • Robert J. Biersner

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Army Personnel
  • Basic Training
  • Biomedical Research
  • Caucasians
  • Classification
  • Comprehension
  • Consistency
  • Data Science
  • Education
  • Motor Skills
  • Navy
  • Regression Analysis
  • Security
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Students
  • Training

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.