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Fyrsten, Sanna; Nurmi, Jari-Erik; Lyytinen, Heikki – Learning and Instruction, 2006
This study examined the role of motivational or attitudinal factors, such as achievement beliefs and behaviours, in learning to read before receiving formal instruction. A total of 200 Finnish children were examined at ages 5 and 6 and 1/2. Half of them (n = 107) had a familial risk for dyslexia. The results showed that those children who were…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Dyslexia, At Risk Persons, Reading Difficulties