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Marleen F. Westerveld; Stephanie A. Malone; Sally Clendon; Rachael Bowen; Georgia Hayley; Jessica Paynter – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: As a group, autistic children with high support needs (with adaptive functioning in the range of an intellectual disability) are at risk of significant literacy difficulties. We investigated the parent-reported home literacy environment of this group of children. Method: Sixty-two parents of autistic children (4.5 to 18.25 years)…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Literacy, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children
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Hoxha, Dejla; Sumner, Emma – Language Learning Journal, 2022
Conflicting findings exist in the literature regarding the reading skills of children learning English as an additional language (EAL). Moreover, little research has considered how related literacy skills, motivation, and environmental factors may differ between EAL children and monolinguals, and how these factors may contribute to reading…
Descriptors: Children, Monolingualism, English Language Learners, Literacy
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Walker, April; Bower, Janessa; Kettler, Todd – Gifted Child Today, 2021
Despite dedication of tremendous resources to developing literary proficiencies, advanced readers may remain an underserved and understudied population. This qualitative study included nine preadolescent participants aged 10-12 years who demonstrated reading comprehension abilities within the top 10% on a national normed achievement battery. The…
Descriptors: Preadolescents, Reading Ability, Reading Achievement, Reading Motivation