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Justice, Laura; Mashburn, Andrew; Petscher, Yaacov – Journal of Research in Reading, 2013
This study tested the theory that future poor comprehenders would show modest but pervasive deficits in both language comprehension and production during early childhood as compared with future poor decoders and typical readers. Using an existing database (NICHD ECCRN), fifth-grade students were identified as having poor comprehension skills…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Decoding (Reading), Language Processing, Expressive Language
Craig, Holly K.; Washington, Julie A. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2005
"Malik Goes to School: Examining the Language Skills of African American Students From Preschool-5th Grade" synthesizes a decade of research by the authors, Holly Craig and Julie Washington, on the oral language and literacy skills of African American children from preschool to fifth grade. Their research has characterized significant influences…
Descriptors: African American Students, Elementary School Students, Preschool Children, Black Dialects