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ERIC Number: EJ324706
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Early Identification of Learning Problems: A Meta-Analysis.
Horn, Wade F.; Packard, Thomas
Journal of Educational Psychology, v77 n5 p597-607 Oct 1985
Data on the early prediction of learning problems was summarized by a meta analysis of 58 studies reporting correlations between measures administered in kindergarten or first grade and later reading achievement. The best single predictors of achievement were attention-distractibility, internalizing behavior problems, and language variables. (Author/BS)
Descriptors: Attention Span, Behavior Problems, Correlation, Early Identification, Elementary Education, Language Proficiency, Learning Problems, Meta Analysis, Predictive Measurement, Predictor Variables, Prognostic Tests, Reading Achievement, Screening Tests, Student Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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