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The Role of Achievement Beliefs and Behaviours in Spontaneous Reading Acquisition
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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
The Development of Phonological Abilities and Their Relation to Reading Acquisition: Case Studies of Six Finnish Children.
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Aro, Mikko; Aro, Tuija; Ahonen, Timo; Rasanen, Tuuli; Hietala, Anne; Lyytinen, Heikki – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1999
A 13-month study investigated phonological abilities and reading acquisition in six 7-year-old Finnish nonreaders. Results found gradual progress at the group level; however, analysis of the individual profiles indicated large interindividual variations in the rate of improvement and in the relationship between different phonological manipulation…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education