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Direct linkManu, Mari; Torppa, Minna; Vasalampi, Kati; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina; Poikkeus, Anna-Maija; Niemi, Pekka – Reading Research Quarterly, 2023
The gender difference in reading achievement in favor of adolescent girls is a robust finding in the literature, but the evidence is mixed when considering younger children. The present study followed the development of reading skills among Finnish children (N = 1867) from kindergarten age (6 years) to 18 years of age to determine the onset of…
Descriptors: Student Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Sex Role, Parent Background
Peer reviewedSalonen, Pekka; Lepola, Janne; Niemi, Pekka – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1998
Examines the development of reading skill during the first school year using preschool motivational orientation, coping tendencies, knowledge of alphabet, and phonemic awareness as predictors. Finds that preschool phonemic awareness and task orientation are associated with enhanced word-reading fluency. (DSK)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 1, Phonemic Awareness, Phonemics
