Table 3 Effects for reading skills and reading self-concept by reading level and training condition
Measure | Reading level | Training condition | Pretest | Posttest | Time effect, F(1,128) | Reading level effect, F(1,128) | Training condition effect, F(1,128) | Time* reading level effect, F(1,128) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Word identification—reading rate (WPM) | Typical readers | Accelerated | M SD | 39.82 11.5 | 55.9 15.7 | 172.46*** η2 = .59 | 84.94*** η2 = .41 | .10, n.s. | 15.05*** η2 = .11 |
Self-paced control | M SD | 38.98 12.92 | 56.46 14.32 | ||||||
Struggling readers | Accelerated | M SD | 23.59 7.22 | 30.78 8.71 | |||||
Self-paced control | M SD | 23.19 7.83 | 34.25 10.4 | ||||||
Total | M SD | 33.09 12.97 | 46.52 17.64 | ||||||
Word identification accuracy (% error ) | Typical readers | Accelerated | M SD | 14.68 8.24 | 12.16 6.82 | 47.57*** η2 = .28 | 19.01*** η2 = .14 | 0.0, n.s. | 10.69*** η2 = .08 |
Self-paced control | M SD | 13.77 8.6 | 9.75 7.0 | ||||||
Struggling readers | Accelerated | M SD | 23.98 19.34 | 16.63 14.7 | |||||
Self-paced control | M SD | 27.1 11.58 | 16.11 7.6 | ||||||
Total | M SD | 18.91 13.12 | 13.53 9.41 | ||||||
Reading comprehension | Typical readers | Accelerated | M SD | 67.14 21.47 | 75.08 13.14 | 56.88*** η2 = .32 | 27.04*** η2 = .26 | 2.73, n.s. | 4.6* η2 = .04 |
Self-paced control | M SD | 60.36 19.22 | 76.61 15.13 | ||||||
Struggling readers | Accelerated | M SD | 51.68 20.36 | 64.32 14.93 | |||||
Self-paced control | M SD | 40.52 17.48 | 61.19 18.38 | ||||||
Total | M SD | 57.82 22.53 | 70.35 16.02 | ||||||
Reading self-concept (competence subscale) | Typical readers | Accelerated | M SD | 4.19 0.58 | 4.29 0.53 | 24.07*** η2 = .17 | 29.99*** η2 = .20 | 0.0, n.s. | 4.6* η2 = .04 |
Self-paced control | M SD | 4.1 0.49 | 4.28 0.5 | ||||||
Struggling readers | Accelerated | M SD | 3.47 0.53 | 3.83 0.48 | |||||
Self-paced control | M SD | 3.53 0.78 | 3.88 0.48 | ||||||
Total | M SD | 3.89 0.68 | 4.11 0.54 | ||||||