ASL proficiency correlates positively with English reading comprehension among deaf adults¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r1 · q3 · i3 large
Currency · newest study 2011 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i3 ASL-SRT scores correlated significantly and positively with Passage Comprehension raw scores (r = 0.48). → Freel 2011

Evidence¶

Freel 2011¶

Freel, B. L., Clark, M. D., Anderson, M. L., Gilbert, G. L., Musyoka, M. M., & Hauser, P. C. (2011). Deaf Individuals’ Bilingual Abilities: American Sign Language Proficiency, Reading Skills, and Family Characteristics. Psychology, 2(1), 18-23. https://doi.org/10.4236/psych.2011.21003

q3 · i3 · associational · r1

Pearson correlation in a convenience sample of 55 deaf individuals from Gallaudet University and the Washington, DC area, relating ASL-SRT raw scores to WJ III Passage Comprehension raw scores. The study reports a significant positive relationship with printed effect size r = 0.48 (p < 0.001).

"A Pearson correlation was conducted to analyze the relationship between the ASL-SRT raw scores and the Passage Comprehension raw scores. A significant relationship occurred; r (53) = 0.48, p < 0.001."

Discussion¶

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