Are the Reading Rich Getting Richer? Testing for the Presence of the Matthew Effect

Autor/inn/en	Huang, Francis L.; Moon, Tonya R.; Boren, Rachel
Titel	Are the Reading Rich Getting Richer? Testing for the Presence of the Matthew Effect
Quelle	In: Reading & Writing Quarterly, 30 (2014) 2, S.95-115 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1057-3569
DOI	10.1080/10573569.2013.789784
Schlagwörter	Reading Achievement; Achievement Gains; Achievement Gap; Longitudinal Studies; Disadvantaged Schools; Elementary School Students; Kindergarten; Grade 1; Grade 2; Public Schools; High Achievement; Low Achievement; Student Characteristics; Differences; Hierarchical Linear Modeling; Individualized Instruction; Early Intervention; Stanford Achievement Tests; Stanford Early School Achievement Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Leseleistung; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Unterscheiden; Individualisierender Unterricht
Abstract	The Matthew effect, where good readers get increasingly better over time compared to relatively lower-ability readers, is an often cited phenomenon in reading research. However, researchers have not always found empirical evidence supporting a Matthew effect. We used hierarchical growth curve modeling to test for the presence of the Matthew effect using a longitudinal sample of 1,573 children in high-poverty, low-performing schools. Our results failed to support the presence of a Matthew effect, but instead we found a compensatory growth trajectory whereby reading achievement gaps closed over time. We discuss several possible explanations for the growth patterns. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10