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Preschool Phonological, Morphological and Semantic Skills Explain It All: Following Reading Development through a 9-Year Period
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Lyster, Solveig-Alma Halaas; Snowling, Margaret J.; Hulme, Charles; Lervåg, Arne Ola – Journal of Research in Reading, 2021
Background: There is increasing recognition of the contribution of morphological skills to the development of reading fluency. However, theoretical models and recent research raise questions about how different language skills influence reading development. Methods: The present study was designed to follow the reading development of a large sample…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
Screening for the Identification of Oral Language Difficulties in Brazilian Preschoolers: A Validation Study
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Puglisi, Marina L.; Blasi, Helena F.; Snowling, Margaret J. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2020
Purpose: This study aimed to develop and validate a screening questionnaire for the early identification of language difficulties in Brazilian Portuguese-speaking preschool children. Method: The article is divided into two studies. In the first study, we reported the theoretical principles that guided the development of the Screening for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Language Impairments, Screening Tests
Oral Language Skills Intervention in Pre-School--A Cautionary Tale
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Haley, Allyson; Hulme, Charles; Bowyer-Crane, Claudine; Snowling, Margaret J.; Fricke, Silke – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2017
Background: While practitioners are increasingly asked to be mindful of the evidence base of intervention programmes, evidence from rigorous trials for the effectiveness of interventions that promote oral language abilities in the early years is sparse. Aims: To evaluate the effectiveness of a language intervention programme for children…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Skills, Intervention, Preschool Education
The Efficacy of Early Language Intervention in Mainstream School Settings: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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Fricke, Silke; Burgoyne, Kelly; Bowyer-Crane, Claudine; Kyriacou, Maria; Zosimidou, Alexandra; Maxwell, Liam; Lervåg, Arne; Snowling, Margaret J.; Hulme, Charles – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2017
Background: Oral language skills are a critical foundation for literacy and more generally for educational success. The current study shows that oral language skills can be improved by providing suitable additional help to children with language difficulties in the early stages of formal education. Methods: We conducted a randomized controlled…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Skills, Language Impairments, Randomized Controlled Trials
Bilingualism and Biliteracy in Down Syndrome: Insights from a Case Study
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Burgoyne, Kelly; Duff, Fiona J.; Nielsen, Dea; Ulicheva, Anastasia; Snowling, Margaret J. – Language Learning, 2016
We present the case study of MB--a bilingual child with Down syndrome (DS) who speaks Russian (first language [L1]) and English (second language [L2]) and has learned to read in two different alphabets with different symbol systems. We demonstrate that, in terms of oral language, MB is as proficient in Russian as English, with a mild advantage for…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Literacy, Russian, Second Language Learning
The Home Literacy Environment as a Predictor of the Early Literacy Development of Children at Family-Risk of Dyslexia
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Hamilton, Lorna G.; Hayiou-Thomas, Marianna E.; Hulme, Charles; Snowling, Margaret J. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2016
The home literacy environment (HLE) predicts language and reading development in typically developing children; relatively little is known about its association with literacy development in children at family-risk of dyslexia. We assessed the HLE at age 4 years, precursor literacy skills at age 5, and literacy outcomes at age 6, in a sample of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Environment, Family Literacy, Predictor Variables