PO612: The Impact of Retention, Language, and Demographic Factors on Reading

  • PMD: 5,8
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Intermediate
  • Poster Session 8: Promoting Academic Success

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. define achievement gaps and their potential sources;
  2. articulate effects of retention among culturally and linguistically diverse students; and
  3. understand the difference between individual and school-level factors that are related to achievement gaps.

Description

This poster presentation presents a study comparing student demographics, LEP status, and retention to reading outcomes. School psychologists can utilize findings to bridge achievement gaps and promote culturally sensitive practices.

Presenter(s)

Israel E. Arevalo, Texas A&M University
Rolando A. Botello, Texas A&M University
Kirsten W. Newell, PhD, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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