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ERIC Number: EJ187946
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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The Influence of Abstract Reasoning Ability and Degree of Bidialectism on Third and Fifth Graders' Reading Performance
Harber, Jean R.
Educational Research Quarterly, 3, 1, 34-9, Spr 78
Measures of abstract reasoning ability, degree of bidialectism, and reading performance were administered to Black, inner-city third and fifth graders. Abstract reasoning ability significantly affected reading performance while expressive proficiency in Standard English and Black English did not significantly affect scores. The importance of investigating multiple variable is considered. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Black Dialects, Black Youth, Disadvantaged Youth, Intermediate Grades, Oral Reading, Performance Factors, Reading Ability, Standard Spoken Usage
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Language: English
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