A path analysis of reading comprehension for adults with low literacy

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 154-165

  Mellard, Daryl F ^a   Fall, Emily ^a   Woods, Kari L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults with low literacy; Language comprehension; Reading comprehension; Vocabulary; Word recognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE TEST; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MEMORY; PHONETICS; READING; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KANSAS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; MEMORY; MULTILINGUALISM; PHONETICS; READING; UNITED STATES; VOCABULARY;

EID: 77649260610     PISSN: 00222194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022219409359345     Document Type: Article

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