The Development of Motivational Orientations as a Function of Divergent Reading Careers from Pre-School to the Second Grade.

Lepola, Janne; Salonen, Pekka; Vauras, Marja

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ERIC Number: EJ605947

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Publication Date: 2000-Apr

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The Development of Motivational Orientations as a Function of Divergent Reading Careers from Pre-School to the Second Grade.

Lepola, Janne; Salonen, Pekka; Vauras, Marja

Learning and Instruction, v10 n2 p153-77 Apr 2000

Examined the developmental relationship of children's motivational orientations and reading skills from preschool through grade 2. Results for 48 children show that regressive and progressive reading career groups of matching initial phonemic awareness and verbal ability did not differ motivationally at preschool but motivational orientation did differ by the end of grade 2. (SLD)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Beginning Reading, Child Development, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Reading Achievement, Student Motivation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Research supported by Grant No. 4131 from the Council for Social Sciences Research, Academy of Finland.