Deaf adults in this sample read on average at a 5.8 grade level, ranging from grade 1.7 to post-college¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2011 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2016: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Mean Passage Comprehension performance corresponded to a 5.8 grade reading level, with wide individual range. → 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 · i? · associational · r2

Descriptive statistics for the WJ III Passage Comprehension subtest in the 55-participant sample (Table 2: raw-score mean 32.49, SD 5.73). The study reports the mean "falls at the 5.8 grade level" with a minimum at grade 1.7 and a maximum at post-college level; these are descriptive values, not test statistics.

"With respect to the Passage Comprehension subtest, the minimum score indicates a reading grade level of 1.7 an d the maximum score indicates post-college level reading. Th e mean Passage Comprehension score falls at the 5.8 grade level."

Discussion¶

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