DUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGIN ATING IT POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRE SENT OFFICIAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY A Non-Recursive Analysis of Antecedents to Reading Achievement

The purpose of this study was tc identify the relationship between reading Lchievemert and a set of social and individual variables through the use of a critical path analysis. Data, taken from Cycle II of the Naticnal Health Examination Survey, included statistics on a national sample of 7,119 children, ages six through eleven years. Four variables were included in this study: sex, race, age, and reported family inccme. Analyses reveal that race is not a direct contributor to reading achievement; it is an indirect factor as reflected in family income level and vocabulary development. While verbal ability had a pcssible reciprocal effect on reading achievement, the impact of reading on verbal ability was negligible. (MAI) **********************************************4*********44#************ Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that canoe made from the original document. *********************************************************************** U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRO DUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGIN ATING IT POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRE SENT OFFICIAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY A Non-Recursive Analysis of Antecedents to Reading Achievement