The educational opportunity gap: A comparison of reading ability and component literacy skills between African Nova Scotian students and their peers

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dc.contributor.authorCox, Adena
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-07T19:48:25Z
dc.date.available2021-12-07T19:48:25Z
dc.date.issued2021-09
dc.description.abstractReading proficiency is fundamental for student success. However, students of African descent are at-risk for reading difficulties. The purpose of this study was to determine if students of African descent and African Nova Scotian students have lower scores on measures of reading ability, vocabulary, phonological awareness, morphological awareness, syntactic awareness, and prosodic sensitivity compared to a sample of other Nova Scotian students. Participants were 338 1st grade students from 18 schools across Nova Scotia. Students of African descent and African Nova Scotian students had lower scores on word reading, phonological awareness, morphological awareness, and syntactic awareness skills compared to a sample of all other Nova Scotian students. Additionally, African Nova Scotian students scored lower than students of African descent for word reading, morphological awareness, and syntactic awareness suggesting African Nova Scotians have unique challenges. These findings practical implications for those working in the education system and educational policymakers.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10587/2185
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMount Saint Vincent Universityen_US
dc.subjectWord readingen_US
dc.subjectReading abilityen_US
dc.subjectVocabularyen_US
dc.subjectPhonological awarenessen_US
dc.subjectMorphological awarenessen_US
dc.subjectSyntactic awarenessen_US
dc.subjectProsodic sensitivityen_US
dc.subjectEducational opportunity gapen_US
dc.subjectAfrican descenten_US
dc.subjectAfrican Nova Scotianen_US
dc.subjectCanadaen_US
dc.subjectElementary studentsen_US
dc.subjectEducationen_US
dc.titleThe educational opportunity gap: A comparison of reading ability and component literacy skills between African Nova Scotian students and their peersen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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