Document Type

Thesis

Date of Degree Completion

Summer 1973

Degree Name

Master of Education (MEd)

Department

Special Education

Committee Chair

Glenn Madsen

Second Committee Member

Hyrum S. Henderson

Third Committee Member

Darwin Goodey

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of reading disabilities in delinquents compared to the prevalence of reading disabilities in non-delinquents of the same age, sex, grade, and socio-economic background. The subjects where ninth and tenth graders enrolled at Mount Vernon High School, Mount Vernon Washington, during 1971-72 school year. They were divided into two major groups, delinquent and non-delinquent. The results indicated no significant difference between the reading scores of the two groups.

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