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Do Characteristics of the Reader Contribute to Beginning Readers' Online and Offline Performances on Cohesive and Less-cohesive Texts?

Award Number: SC3GM111124
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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Program Director/Principal Investigator (Last, First, Middle): Hannon, Brenda Ann Marie Acquiring basic levels of reading is a problem that many children face and, without early identification/ intervention it can lead to low levels of self-esteem and motivation to learn, which are present as early as grade one (Lyon, 2002). Indeed, 22% of white 4th grade students and 50% of minority students are below basic reading levels in the U.S. (NAEP, 2011), begging the questions as to when and how we can enhance the reading performances of our young readers. My pilot study shows that the contributions of some reader characteristics, such as word skills and working memory, vary as a function of the cohesion level of a text (e.g., degree ideas in a text are interconnected) and that these varying contributions occur with both post-text questions (i.e., an offline measure of reading) and eye movements (i.e., online measures of reading) during the crucial window of beginning reading (i.e., first 1.0 - 1.5 years of reading). The overall goal of this proposal is to further explore these novel and theoretically-important findings. In Study One I determine the influences of reader characteristics and text coherence on beginning readers’ performances on offline measures of reading. For this study I will use: (ii) psychometric measures to assess the theoretically-important components of reading and (ii) cohesive and less-cohesive texts. Data will be analyzed using multiple statistical methods to determine the independent/interactive contributions that reader characteristics and text coherence make to beginning readers’ performances on offline reading measures (i.e., post-text questions). The results of this study will add to theoretical knowledge about developmental reading, For example, this study will determine: (i) which theory is best for explaining early literacy and (ii) whether coherent and less-coherent texts tap the same cognitive mechanisms to the same extent. In Study Two I determine the contributions of reading characteristics and text coherence to beginning readers’ performance on online measures of reading (i.e., eye movements). In this study I again use psychometric measures to assess theoretically-important components of reading but I also record beginning readers’ eye movements as they read coherent and less-coherent texts. The results of this study will identify which theory(s) of reading is best for explaining online beginning reading. Moreover by examining the underlying cognitive mechanisms of coherent versus less-coherent texts using the eye movements of beginning readers, we can more completely understand the trajectory of online reading development. In summary, the present proposal will be the first study to examine reader/text characteristics and online/offline measures simultaneously in one study. It is expected that the results of this very integrative proposal will provide the critical foundation of knowledge for identifying/refining/extending current theories of reading for beginning reading which, in turn, is necessary for understanding the trajectory of reading. OMB No. 0925-0001/0002 (Rev. 08/12 Approved Through 8/31/2015) Page Continuation Format Page


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2024	2021	TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE	700 N UNIVERSITY BLVD	KINGSVILLE	TX	78363	KLEBERG	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	8	5/13/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2023	2021	TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE	700 N UNIVERSITY BLVD	KINGSVILLE	TX	78363	KLEBERG	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	8	4/14/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $103,165 )
2021	2021	TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE	700 UNIVERSITY BLVD	KINGSVILLE	TX	78363	KLEBERG	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	8	6/22/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$103,165
														Subtotal = $103,165

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $103,035 )
2020	2020	TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE	700 UNIVERSITY BLVD	KINGSVILLE	TX	78363	KLEBERG	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	7	6/26/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$103,035
														Subtotal = $103,035

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $103,044 )
2019	2019	TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE	700 UNIVERSITY BLVD	KINGSVILLE	TX	78363	KLEBERG	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	002	6	6/10/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$103,044
2019	2018	TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE	700 UNIVERSITY BLVD	KINGSVILLE	TX	78363	KLEBERG	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	5	2/25/2019	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$95
2019	2017	TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE	700 UNIVERSITY BLVD	KINGSVILLE	TX	78363	KLEBERG	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	4	2/25/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$95
														Subtotal = $103,044

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $94,817 )
2018	2018	TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE	700 UNIVERSITY BLVD	KINGSVILLE	TX	78363	KLEBERG	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	5	7/18/2018	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$94,817
2018	2017	TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE	700 UNIVERSITY BLVD	KINGSVILLE	TX	78363	KLEBERG	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	4	7/12/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $94,817

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $103,302 )
2017	2017	TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE	700 UNIVERSITY BLVD	KINGSVILLE	TX	78363	KLEBERG	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	4	5/3/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$92,971
2017	2017	TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE	700 UNIVERSITY BLVD	KINGSVILLE	TX	78363	KLEBERG	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	4	6/20/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$10,331
														Subtotal = $103,302

Issue Date FY: 2016 ( Subtotal = $102,914 )
2016	2016	TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY	STATION 1	KINGSVILLE	TX	78363	KLEBERG	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	3	4/15/2016	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$102,914
														Subtotal = $102,914

Issue Date FY: 2015 ( Subtotal = $102,536 )
2015	2015	TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY	STATION 1	KINGSVILLE	TX	78363	KLEBERG	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	2	4/21/2015	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$102,536
														Subtotal = $102,536

Issue Date FY: 2014 ( Subtotal = $102,927 )
2014	2014	TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY	STATION 1	KINGSVILLE	TX	78363	KLEBERG	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	1	7/28/2014	NEW	$102,927
														Subtotal = $102,927

Grand Total All Awards = $815,740

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Do Characteristics of the Reader Contribute to Beginning Readers' Online and Offline Performances on Cohesive and Less-cohesive Texts?

Award Number: SC3GM111124

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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