ERIC Number: EJ1160853
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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An Examination of Reading Skills and Reading Outcomes for Youth Involved in a Crime Prevention Program
Metsala, Jamie L.; David, Margaret D.; Brown, Sarah
Reading & Writing Quarterly, v33 n6 p549-562 2017
This study examined the incidence of reading impairments, the reading profiles, and the outcomes of a reading intervention for youth involved in a comprehensive crime prevention program. Rates of reading impairments were between 55% and 61%. Reading profiles for participants with reading comprehension impairments showed deficits in phonological decoding and word reading similar to a comparison group without behavioral risks. A subset of the prevention program participants and an age- and reading level-matched comparison group received a phonology- and word-focused reading intervention. Following the intervention, both groups showed reliable and academically meaningful improvements on word- and text-level reading outcomes. The comparison group tended to have higher scores on reading comprehension; however, both groups made significant gains in this area. The reading profiles and positive outcomes in this study suggest that word-focused reading remediation will be effective for youth at imminent risk for antisocial conduct and involvement with the criminal justice system.
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction, Youth Programs, Crime Prevention, Intervention, Comparative Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Phonology, Decoding (Reading), At Risk Persons, Scores, Tutoring, Advocacy, Foreign Countries, Oral Reading, Reading Tests, Phonemes, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Early Adolescents, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Gray Oral Reading Test; Woodcock Reading Mastery Test
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