Reading and School Completion: Critical Connections and Matthew Effects

Autor/in	Reschly, Amy L.
Titel	Reading and School Completion: Critical Connections and Matthew Effects
Quelle	In: Reading & Writing Quarterly, 26 (2010) 1, S.67-90 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1057-3569
Schlagwörter	Reading; Early Intervention; Graduation; High Schools; Grade Repetition; Dropout Prevention; Dropouts; Student Motivation; Reading Skills; School Holding Power; Special Education; Reading Difficulties; Learner Engagement; Preschool Education; Primary Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Leseprozess; Lesen; Abschluss; Graduierung; High school; Oberschule; Repeat a school year; Repeating; Sitzen bleiben; Sitzenbleiben; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Schulische Motivation; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Reading difficulty; Leseschwierigkeit; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Primarbereich
Abstract	This article argues that reading interventions are a key dropout prevention strategy. A review of the literature connects reading skills and interventions with events such as grade retention, placement in special education, and high school dropout. In general, data indicate that intensive early interventions positively affect students' reading skills, resulting in lower rates of grade retention, reduced incidence of placement in special education, and higher rates of high school completion. Difficulties with reading may interfere with students' motivation and engagement at school and with learning. The article presents an integrated model describing spiraling, or Matthew, effects across reading competence, student engagement and motivation, and eventual high school completion or dropout. Finally, it describes a student engagement intervention, Check & Connect, along with a rationale for combining student engagement and early reading interventions to promote school completion among youth. (Contains 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10