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Evaluating Child-Based Reading Constructs And Assessments With Struggling Adult Readers, Alice Owens Nanda
Evaluating Child-Based Reading Constructs And Assessments With Struggling Adult Readers, Alice Owens Nanda
Communication Sciences and Disorders Dissertations
Due to the paucity of research on struggling adult readers, researchers rely on child-based reading constructs and measures when investigating the reading skills of adults struggling with reading. The purpose of the two studies in this investigation was to evaluate the appropriateness of using child-based reading constructs and assessments with adults reading between the third- and fifth-grade levels. The first study examined whether measurement constructs behind reading-related tests for struggling adult readers are similar to what is known about measurement constructs for children. The sample included 371 adults, including 218 native English speakers and 153 English speakers of other languages. …