Prediction of reading by Ga and Gc specific cognitive abilities for low-SES white and hispanic English-speaking children
✍ Scribed by Gailyn M. García; Mary E. Stafford
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 32 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0033-3085
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✦ Synopsis
Based on previous findings ) that auditory processing (Ga) predicts reading decoding, and crystallized intelligence (Gc) predicts reading comprehension beyond the prediction of reading by g (broad general intelligence), this study examined the cross-ethnic predictive validity of Ga and Gc for reading achievement among low-SES Englishspeaking White and Hispanic students. Subtests of the Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery-Revised (WJ-R) cognitive subtests were used to measure Ga and Gc, and the WJ-R achievement subtests were used to measure basic reading skills and reading comprehension. Results indicated that there are no differences between ethnic groups in the prediction of reading ability, and that phonetic coding and crystallized intelligence together are strong predictors of reading achievement.