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Language and Print Concepts Achievement among Children with Low and High Reading Motivation
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Vaknin-Nusbaum, Vered; Nevo, Einat; Gilat-Yihyie, Sharon – Reading Psychology, 2021
This study investigates the relationships between reading motivation, language ability, and print-concept skills among Hebrew-speaking kindergarteners, before they are formally exposed to reading instruction. The purpose of the study was to explore reading motivation-literacy relationships and to determine whether there are differences in language…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, Language Skills, Kindergarten, Young Children
Reading and Writing Motivation of Third to Sixth Graders
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Vaknin-Nusbaum, Vered; Nevo, Einat; Brande, Sigalit; Gambrell, Linda – Reading Psychology, 2020
Motivational questionnaires (MRP-R and MWP) were used to investigate reading and writing motivation (self-concept and value) among 252 Hebrew-speaking students in third to sixth grade. CFA for reading and writing motivation revealed a close to reasonable fit, for the total sample and by gender. It yielded a low fit across the four grade levels.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Reading Motivation, Writing Attitudes
Reading Motivation in Kindergartners and 1st-Graders
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Nevo, Einat; Vaknin-Nusbaum, Vered; Gambrell, Linda – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2019
The current research examined age differences and developmental aspects associated with children's early motivation to read at the beginning and the end of the school year for 119 Hebrew speakers in kindergarten and 1st grade. Analyses showed that overall motivation to read was higher among 1st-graders than among kindergartners. In addition,…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, Kindergarten, Young Children, Grade 1
Enhancing Motivation to Read and Reading Abilities in First Grade
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Nevo, Einat; Vaknin-Nusbaum, Vered – Educational Psychology, 2020
This study examined changes in reading motivation and reading achievement among Hebrew-speaking first graders following an intervention program designed to increase intrinsic reading motivation. The program was delivered by the class teacher and focused on choosing relevant reading materials, providing choices for reading and encouraging social…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, Reading Achievement, Semitic Languages, Prediction
Enhancing Language and Print-Concept Skills by Using Interactive Storybook Reading in Kindergarten
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Nevo, Einat; Vaknin-Nusbaum, Vered – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2018
The effectiveness of a short interactive storybook-reading intervention programme delivered by a kindergarten teacher to develop language and print-concept skills was examined in 30 Hebrew-speaking kindergarten children exhibiting different levels of emergent literacy skills. Post-intervention, the intervention group showed a clear advantage over…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Books, Kindergarten, Semitic Languages
A Joint Interactive Storybook Intervention Program for Preschool and Kindergarten Children
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Vaknin-Nusbaum, Vered; Nevo, Einat – Reading Psychology, 2017
The effectiveness of a joint interactive storybook reading program delivered by class teachers to develop literacy skills is examined in Hebrew-speaking preschool and kindergarten children. Post-intervention, both groups achieved significantly higher gains in language and print concept skills than age-matched comparison groups that did not have…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Young Children, Books