Low literate adults in an extensive reading intervention read more books than no-ER peers after treatment and at 6-month follow-up¶
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q3 i? After treatment, the ER group read more books than the no-ER group (36% vs. 2% read 11-40 books), a statistically significant difference. → Rodrigo 2014
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Rodrigo 2014¶
Rodrigo, V., Greenberg, D., & Segal, D. (2014). Changes in reading habits by low literate adults through extensive reading. Reading in a Foreign Language, 26(1), 73-91. http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl
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Chi-square analysis of Reading Pattern Survey data after a 100-hour intervention with adults reading at grade 3-5.9, comparing the merged ER group (ER and DCEF models) with the merged no-ER group (DF and DCF). The article reports the difference as statistically significant with "Eta=.465"; no standardized effect size in d, g, or r form is printed, so no magnitude is coded.
"Thirty-six percent of the ER group read 11 to 40 books versus 2% of the no-ER. Chi-square shows that the two groups are now different, and this difference is statistically significant (χ2 = 29.026, df = 3, n = 134, p =.000, Eta=.465) after treatment."
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Related Claims¶
- The ER group developed book-completion behavior after treatment, and the difference persisted at 6-month follow-up — related
- The ER group showed more bookstore and library visiting than the no-ER group, with the library difference significant at follow-up — related
- The language variable only partially affected reading habits: native speakers read and finished more books in some comparisons, with no differences on other variables — related
- Both groups began the study with a positive attitude toward reading and maintained it, with no group difference — related
- Media print exposure did not differ between the ER and no-ER groups at any point, though both groups changed over time — related
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