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ERIC Number: EJ326147
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Some Factors Associated with Reading Ability: A Longitudinal Study.
Williams, Sheila M.; Silva, Phil A.
Educational Research, v27 n3 p159-68 Nov 1985
This article reports a longitudinal study of factors associated with reading ability in a large sample of children aged seven and then at age nine. It was found that the correlation between reading at age seven and reading at age nine was 0.87. The implications of the results are discussed. (Author/CT)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Family Characteristics, Individual Characteristics, Longitudinal Studies, Reading Ability, Socioeconomic Status, Statistical Analysis, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: New Zealand