Baseline reading and untaught Grade 2 vocabulary scores correlated moderately with near-, mid-, and far-transfer comprehension outcomes¶
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q3 i3 Baseline reading measured at the start of Grade 1 correlated with Grade 2 near- (r = .42), mid- (r = .50), and far-transfer (r = .50) comprehension outcomes, and Grade 2 untaught vocabulary correlated with near- (r = .45), mid- (r = .40), and far-transfer (r = .40) outcomes. → Mosher 2024
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Mosher 2024¶
Mosher, D. M., Burkhauser, M. A., & Kim, J. S. (2024). Improving second-grade reading comprehension through a sustained content literacy intervention: A mixed-methods study examining the mediating role of domain-specific vocabulary. Journal of Educational Psychology, 116(4), 550–568. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000868
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Pairwise correlations from descriptive statistics of the longitudinal cohort (Table 4, Stata 17). The article reports baseline reading correlations of "near (r = .42, p < .05), mid (r = .50, p < .05), and far (r = .50, p < .05)"; it also reports Grade 2 untaught vocabulary correlations of r = .45, r = .40, and r = .40 with the same outcomes.
"Baseline reading measured at the start of Grade 1 correlated with all Grade 2 comprehension outcomes: near (r = .42, p < .05), mid (r = .50, p < .05), and far (r = .50, p < .05)."
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Baseline reading and untaught Grade 2 vocabulary scores correlated moderately with near-, mid-, and far-transfer comprehension outcomes |
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Baseline reading and untaught Grade 2 vocabulary scores correlated moderately with near-, mid-, and far-transfer comprehension outcomes |
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