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Predicting Reading Fluency Growth from Grade 2 to Age 23 with Parental and Child Factors
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Daria Khanolainen; Maria Psyridou; Kenneth Eklund; Tuija Aro; Minna Torppa – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2024
Purpose: Reading fluency establishes the basis for the strong literacy skills needed for academic success. We aim to trace how reading fluency develops from childhood to adulthood and identify factors that influence this development. Method: In this study, 200 families were followed. All participating children (N = 200, 47% female) were ethnic…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Growth Models, Student Development, Children
Factors Predicting the Stratified Academic Achievement Trajectories of Foreign-Born Canadian Adolescents: A Population-Based Study
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Gagné, Monique H.; Schonert-Reichl, Kimberly; Costigan, Catherine; Guhn, Martin; Shapka, Jennifer D. – Applied Developmental Science, 2019
The study looked at the stratified math and language arts trajectories of foreign-born adolescents (aged 14-19) in British Columbia (BC), Canada, and identified social position factors that predicted this variation. Leveraging data from the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the study looked…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Adolescents, Academic Achievement