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Johnson, Anna D.; Martin, Anne; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne; Petrill, Stephen A. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2008
The current study examines whether associations exist between household chaos and children's early reading skills, after controlling for a comprehensive battery of home literacy environment characteristics. Our sample included 455 kindergarten and first-grade children who are enrolled in the Western Reserve Reading Project. We go on to test…
Descriptors: Early Reading, Mothers, Phonological Awareness, Literacy
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Rvachew, Susan – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2007
Purpose: To examine the relationship between phonological processing skills prior to kindergarten entry and reading skills at the end of 1st grade, in children with speech sound disorders (SSD). Method: The participants were 17 children with SSD and poor phonological processing skills (SSD-low PP), 16 children with SSD and good phonological…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Preschool Children, Reading Skills, Phonological Awareness
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Liiva, Colleen A.; Cleave, Patricia L. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2005
This study compared the abilities of children with specific language impairment (SLI; n=10) and typically developing (TD) children (n=13) to access and participate in an ongoing interaction between two unfamiliar peer partners. Results revealed that all children in the study accessed by either making an unprompted initiation toward their peers…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Language Acquisition, Expressive Language, Play