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. 2020 Mar 16;8:e8772. doi: 10.7717/peerj.8772

Table 1. Summary of methods used in each included study.

Includes categorisation of self-concept measures into secondary outcomes for this review.

Study Samples Type of self-concept
(Explanation 2)
Type of poor reading
(Explanation 3)
Context of poor readers (Explanation 4)
First author
Date
Country
Poor Readers
Size
Ethnicity
IQ
Controls
Size
Ethnicity
IQ
Assessment name
Subscale name
Self-concept category Type
Criteria
Assessment
Age in Years (range)
Gender (female/male)
Reading Instruction
School Environment
F: Boetsch
D: 1996
C: USA
(adult study)
S: 18
E: NR
IQ: 113
S: 18
E: NR
IQ: 113
Adult SP Profile
Adequate Provider
General Intellectual Ability
Global Self Worth
Intimate Relationships
Job Competence
Math Competence
Physical Appearance
Reading Competence
Spelling Competence
Writing Competence

Work
Academic
Global
Social
Work
Math
Physical Appearance
Reading Spelling Writing
Reading Spelling Writing
Reading Spelling Writing
T: NR
C: Significant difference between reading/spelling ability and that expected for age and education
A: Peabody Individual Achievement Test
A: 45.67 (30-55)
G: 0/36
R: NR
SE: NR
F: Boetsch
D: 1996
C: USA
(child study)
S: 70
E: NR
IQ: 100-107
S: 67
E: NR
IQ: 107-111
SP Profile for Learning Disabled Students
Athletic Competence
Behavioural Competence
Global Self Worth
Intellectual Ability
Math Competence
Physical Appearance
Reading Competence
Social Acceptance
Spelling Competence
Writing Competence


Athletic
Behavioural
Global
Academic
Math
Physical Appearance
Reading Spelling Writing
Social
Reading Spelling Writing
Reading Spelling Writing
T: NR
C: Significant difference between reading/spelling ability and that expected for age and education and general intelligence
A: Gray Oral Reading Test
A: 12.35 (7-18)
G: 13/59
R: NR
SE: NR
F: Chapman
D: 2001
C: New Zealand
Reading Recovery:
S: 26
E: NR
IQ: NR
Poor Readers:
S: 20
E: NR
IQ: NR
S: 80
E: NR
IQ: NR
Reading SC Scale
Reading SC

Reading Spelling Writing
T: NR
C: Bottom 20% of school cohort
A: Word Identification
Reading Recovery:
A: Grade 1-3
G: NR
R: Text level
SE: NR
Poor Readers:
A: Grade 1-3
G: NR
R: NR
SE: NR
F: Frederickson
D: 2001
C: UK
S: 20
E: 95% White/2.5% African-Caribbean/
2.5% Asian
IQ: NR
S: 20
E: 95% White/2.5% African-Caribbean/
2.5% Asian
IQ: NR
SP Profile for Children
Athletic Competence
Behavioural Competence
Global Self Worth
Physical Appearance
Scholastic Competence
Social Acceptance

Athletic
Behavioural
Global
Physical Appearance
Academic
Social
T: NR
C: British Psychological Society definition
A: British Abilities Scale 2 (Word Reading)
A: 9.65 (8-11)
G: 3/17
R: NR
SE: Government
F: Gold
D: 1982
C: USA
S: 61
E: Mixed
IQ: NR
S: 87
E: NR
IQ: NR
(normative data)
Coopersmith SE Inventory Global T: NR
C: Mean grade level far lower (3.54/SD - 2.58) than chronological age
A: Wide Range Achievement Test
A: 27.80 (13-71)
G: 3/58
R: NR
SE: Government (prison)
F: Holmes
D: 2001
C: USA
ELS
S: 19
E: African American
IQ: NR
Tutoring
S: 21
E: African American
IQ: NR
S: 831
E: 88% White/7% Hispanic/1.5% Native American/1.3% Black/Asian 0.7%/Other 1.5%
IQ: NR
(normative data)
Perception of Ability Scale for Students Global T: NR
C: below 25th percentile on Metropolitan Achievement Test.
A: Wide Range Achievement Test 3
ELS
A: 8.5 (7-11)
G: NR
R: NR
SE: Government
Tutoring
A: 8.5 (7-11)
G: NR
R: NR
SE: Government
F: Kerwin
D: 1977
C: USA
S: 30
E: NR
IQ: 85+
S: 44
E: NR
IQ: 85+
Tennessee SC Scale Global T: NR
C: Reading age 18+ months below chronological age
A: Nelson Reading Test
A: 9th Graders
G: NR
R: NR
SE: Government (military)
F: McArthur
D: 2016
C: Australia
S: 77
E: NR
IQ: 98
S: 547
E: Stratified
IQ: NR
(normative data)
Culture Free SE Inventory 3
Academic SE
Home SE
Social SE
General SE

Academic
Home-Parents
Social
Global
T: NR
C: Word reading 1+ SD below chronological age
A: Castles and Coltheart 2 (CC2) Nonwords
and Irregular Words
A: 1.46 (9–12.5)
G: 22/55
R: NR
SE: NR
F: Murray
D: 1978
C: USA
S: 104
E: NR
IQ: 95.42
S: 195
E: NR
IQ: NR
(normative data)
Piers-Harris Children’s SC Scale
Global
T: NR
C: 2+ years delay in reading/writing/spelling despite adequate SES, IQ, schooling
A: Wide Range Achievement Test
A: 10.29 (8-15)
G: 1:4 ratio
R: NR
SE: NR
F: Palmieri
D: 1981
C: USA
15-16
S: 16
E: 12%+ Black
IQ: 85+
17-18
S: 15
E: 12%+ Black
IQ: 85+
15–16
S: 16
E: 12%+ Black
IQ: 85+
17–18
S: 16
E: 12%+ Black
IQ: 85+
Rosenberg General SE Scale
McCluskey School SE Scales
Academic Ability
General Ability SE
Peer School SE
Teacher School SE

Academic
Global
Social
School
T: NR
C: 5th grade or lower on SRA Group Reading Test
A: Wide Range Achievement Test
15-16
A: 15–16
G: NR
R: NR
SE: Government
17-18
A: 17–18
G: NR
R: NR
SE: Government
F: Pih
D: 1984
C: USA
S: 40
E: Caucasian
IQ: Within 1.5 SD of age mean
S: 40
E: Caucasian
IQ: Within 1.5 SD of age mean
Coopersmith SE Inventory Global T: NR
C: 1+ Grade below grade level
A: Gates-MacGinite Reading Test
A: 7.42-8.58
G: 20/20
R: NR
SE: Government
F: Robinson
D: 1990
C: Australia
S: 44
E: NR
IQ: 85+
Normative data
S: 831
E: 88% White/7% Hispanic/1.5% Native American/1.3% Black/Asian 0.7%/Other 1.5%
IQ: 85+
Student’s Perception of Ability Scale
Academic Ability
Arithmetic Ability
General Ability
Penmanship and Neatness
Reading and Spelling
School Satisfaction


Academic
Math
Global
Reading Spelling Writing
Reading Spelling Writing
School
T: NR
C: Reading age 3+ years below chronological age
A: Neale Analysis of Reading Ability
A: 11.92 (9.08-15.92)
G: 11/33
R: NR
SE: NR
F: Taylor
D: 2010
C: UK
S: 26
E: NR
IQ: NR
S: 23
E: NR
IQ: NR
Culture Free SE Inventory 3
General SE
Global T: NR
C: Reading age more 1+ SD below chronological age
A: British Ability Scales 2
A: 12.5
G: 9/17
R: NR
SE: NR