The Importance of Being Literate: Reading Development in Primary School and Its Consequences for the School Career in Secondary Education.

Boland, Theo

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ERIC Number: EJ488669

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Publication Date: 1993

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The Importance of Being Literate: Reading Development in Primary School and Its Consequences for the School Career in Secondary Education.

Boland, Theo

European Journal of Psychology of Education, v8 n3 p289-305 Sep 1993

Reports on an eight-year longitudinal study of Dutch children on the relationship of the development of reading ability in primary schools with general academic success. Finds that young children with reading problems in primary school keep them throughout their educational career. (CFR)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Primary Education, Reading Difficulties, Reading Research, Reading Skills, Spelling, Student Development, Vocabulary Skills

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers; Policymakers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands

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