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Peer reviewedKorhonen, Tapio T. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
A sample of 74 Finnish children with mild learning disabilities and 57 controls were grouped into 5 subgroups (normal, general language, visuo-motor, general deficiency, naming) and followed from the third to the sixth grade. Results indicated that neuropsychological profiles were generally maintained, with changes related to progress in reading.…
Descriptors: Classification, Elementary Education, Followup Studies, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedRaty, Hannu; Vanska, Johanna; Kasanen, Kati; Karkkainen, Riitta – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 2002
Investigated Finnish parents' explanations of their young children's reading and mathematics achievement, noting whether child gender influenced parent assessment. Parent surveys indicated that parents of boys assessed their children's mathematical competence to be higher than did parents of girls. The opposite was true for reading. For boys, the…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues
Peer reviewedKyostio, O. K. – Reading Teacher, 1980
Reports on a longitudinal study of Finnish student development in literacy skills, especially reading skills. Notes that children from the rural northern areas gained most in test-intelligence and literacy skills, catching up with their coevals from the southern and urban areas. (RL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Literacy, Literacy Education
