ERIC Number: EJ1358117
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jan
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0033-3085
EISSN: EISSN-1520-6807
Early Cognitive and Home Environmental Predictors of Reading Fluency and Reading Comprehension in Turkish-Speaking Children
Ergül, Cevriye; Ökcün-Akçamus, Meral Çilem; Akoglu, Gözde; Yalçin, Seher; Tülü, Burcu Kiliç; Kudret, Zeynep Bahap
Psychology in the Schools, v60 n1 p234-254 Jan 2023
In this study, we aimed to determine the early cognitive and home environmental predictors of reading in Turkish-speaking children. A total of 362 children participated in the study. We monitored the children for 3 years and assessed the home environmental variables and cognitive skills in kindergarten, reading fluency at the end of the first grade, and reading comprehension at the end of the second grade. We found that home literacy environment and socioeconomic status predicted early literacy skills in kindergarten as they also predicted reading fluency and reading comprehension through early literacy in later years. In addition, we found that phonological awareness, letter knowledge, and rapid naming predicted reading fluency, while language and verbal working memory predicted reading comprehension. The results of the study showed us that it is important to consider reading and reading comprehension in Turkish-speaking children holistically, together with cognitive skills and home environmental variables.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Environment, Predictor Variables, Turkish, Preschool Children, Environmental Influences, Cognitive Ability, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Reading Fluency, Reading Comprehension, Grade 2, Socioeconomic Status, Emergent Literacy, Phonological Awareness, Alphabets, Naming, Short Term Memory
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Grade 1; Grade 2
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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