TY - JOUR
T1 - Literacy profiles of at-risk young adults enrolled in career and technical education
AU - Mellard, D
AU - Woods, K L
AU - Lee, Jae Hoon
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2016/2/1
Y1 - 2016/2/1
N2 - A latent profile analysis of 323 economically and academically at-risk adolescent and young adult learners yielded two classes: an average literacy class (92%) and a low literacy class (8%). The class profiles significantly differed in their word reading and math skills, and in their processing speeds and self-reported learning disabilities. The class profiles did not significantly differ in their language comprehension and cognitive processing/working memory abilities. These findings suggest targeted instructional interventions to overcome deficits, leading to overall improvements in literacy and numeracy among this important population.
AB - A latent profile analysis of 323 economically and academically at-risk adolescent and young adult learners yielded two classes: an average literacy class (92%) and a low literacy class (8%). The class profiles significantly differed in their word reading and math skills, and in their processing speeds and self-reported learning disabilities. The class profiles did not significantly differ in their language comprehension and cognitive processing/working memory abilities. These findings suggest targeted instructional interventions to overcome deficits, leading to overall improvements in literacy and numeracy among this important population.
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U2 - 10.1111/1467-9817.12034
DO - 10.1111/1467-9817.12034
M3 - Article
VL - 39
SP - 88
EP - 108
JO - Journal of Research in Reading
JF - Journal of Research in Reading
IS - 1
ER -