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Title: The Differential Importance of Component Skills on Reading Comprehension Test Performance among Struggling Adolescent Readers
Language: English
Authors: Clemens, Nathan H. (ORCID 0000-0002-8361-1303), Hsiao, Yu-Yu, Lee, Kejin, Martinez-Lincoln, Amanda (ORCID 0000-0002-6271-0353), Moore, Clinton, Toste, Jessica (ORCID 0000-0002-6327-0054), Simmons, Leslie
Source: Journal of Learning Disabilities. May-Jun 2021 54(3):155-169.
Availability: SAGE Publications and Hammill Institute on Disabilities. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 15
Publication Date: 2021
Sponsoring Agency: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Contract Number: R305F100013
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools
Middle Schools
Secondary Education
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests, Standardized Tests, Reading Difficulties, Performance Factors, Middle School Students, Early Adolescents, Reading Fluency, Vocabulary, Listening Comprehension, Short Term Memory, Oral Reading, Reading Rate, Individual Differences
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Gates MacGinitie Reading Tests, Gray Oral Reading Test
DOI: 10.1177/0022219420932139
ISSN: 0022-2194
1538-4780
Abstract: Reading comprehension tests vary in format and characteristics, which may influence the extent to which component skills are involved in test performance. With students in Grades 6 to 8 with reading difficulties, dominance analyses examined the differential importance of component reading and language skills (word- and text-reading fluency, vocabulary, listening comprehension, and working memory) on several standardized tests of reading comprehension: "The Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test," 4th edition (GMRT), "Group Reading Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation, Gray Oral Reading Test," 5th edition (GORT-5), and the "Test of Silent Reading Efficiency and Comprehension" (TOSREC). Students' word- and text-reading fluency skills were generally the most dominant predictors of performance on most reading comprehension tests, especially those with a time limit (GMRT and TOSREC). Listening comprehension was most important on the GORT-5, a test in which students read passages orally and listen to questions read by an examiner. Working memory was the least important component skill across the reading comprehension tests. Overall, results were consistent with previous work indicating that reading comprehension measures vary with regard to the skills or knowledge sources that are most important for test performance and extend these findings to struggling adolescent readers. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
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Entry Date: 2021
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