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Patterns of Word Reading Skill, Interest and Self-Concept of Ability
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Viljaranta, Jaana; Kiuru, Noona; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina; Silinskas, Gintautas; Poikkeus, Anna-Maija; Nurmi, Jari-Erik – Educational Psychology, 2017
The majority of previous research on academic skills, self-concept of ability and interest has deployed the variable-oriented approach and focused on self-concept, or ability, or interest only. This study examined the patterns and dynamics of pattern change in Finnish children's word reading skill, self-concept of ability and interest from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Skills, Self Concept, Reading Ability
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects. Appendix A: Research Supporting Key Elements of the Standards, Glossary of Key Terms
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Common Core State Standards Initiative, 2010
One of the key requirements of the Common Core State Standards for Reading is that all students must be able to comprehend texts of steadily increasing complexity as they progress through school. By the time they complete the core, students must be able to read and comprehend independently and proficiently the kinds of complex texts commonly found…
Descriptors: Reading Ability, Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Glossaries
Two Alternative Ways to Model the Relation between Reading Accuracy and Phonological Awareness at Preschool Age.
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Holopainen, Leena; Ahonen, Timo; Tolvanen, Asko; Lyytinen, Heikki – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2000
Develops structural equation models to examine the connections between reading abilities and phonological skills. Finds that skills related to reading at preschool age are similar and have the same relations in a transparent language such as Finnish as they do in English; however, differences exist, especially in the relations between phonemic…
Descriptors: Finnish, Foreign Countries, Models, Phonology
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