The link between fiction and teenagers’ reading skills: International evidence from the OECD PISA study
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DOI: 10.1002/berj.3498
Abstract: It is well known that children who read more tend to achieve higher scores in academic reading tests. Much less is known, however, about the link between reading different types of text and young people's… read more here.
Keywords: fiction; pisa; reading skills; evidence ... See more keywords
Early Reading Skills in English as a Foreign Language Via ICT in Greece: Early Childhood Student Teachers’ Perceptions
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DOI: 10.1007/s10643-019-00950-8
Abstract: ICT is an effective tool which can support young children’s reading skills in English as a foreign language (EFL), while teachers’ perceptions influence their classroom practices; however, there is limited empirical evidence on students’ perceptions… read more here.
Keywords: english foreign; reading skills; teachers perceptions; early childhood ... See more keywords
Effects of 8 Weeks with Embodied Learning on 5–6-Year-Old Danish Children’s Pre-reading Skills and Word Reading Skills: the PLAYMORE Project, DK
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DOI: 10.1007/s10648-022-09671-8
Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of embodied learning on children’s pre-reading and word reading skills. We conducted a three-armed randomized controlled trial including two intervention groups and one control group.… read more here.
Keywords: pre reading; reading skills; reading; word ... See more keywords
Speech, language, and reading skills in 10-year-old children with palatal clefts: The impact of additional conditions.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2017.03.001
Abstract: BACKGROUND This study examined speech (hypernasality and intelligibility), language, and reading skills in children with a cleft palate, specifically investigating additional conditions to the cleft, in order to differentiate challenges related to a cleft only,… read more here.
Keywords: children cleft; language reading; reading skills; hypernasality ... See more keywords
Peer Influence on Children’s Reading Skills: A Social Network Analysis of Elementary School Classrooms
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DOI: 10.1037/edu0000166
Abstract: Research has found that peers influence the academic achievement of children. However, the mechanisms through which peers matter remain underexplored. The present study examined the relationship between peers’ reading skills and children’s own reading skills… read more here.
Keywords: network analysis; reading skills; social network; children reading ... See more keywords
Maternal exposure to a high-magnitude earthquake during pregnancy influences pre-reading skills in early childhood
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-88767-7
Abstract: Exposure to an adverse prenatal environment can influence fetal development and result in long-lasting changes in the offspring. However, the association between maternal exposure to stressful events during pregnancy and the achievement of pre-reading skills… read more here.
Keywords: reading skills; high magnitude; pre reading; exposure ... See more keywords
Associations Among Teacher–Child Interactions, Teacher Curriculum Emphases, and Reading Skills in Grade 1
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DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2017.1289768
Abstract: ABSTRACT Research Findings: The purpose of the present study was to examine the extent to which the quality of teacher–child interactions and teachers’ self-reported curriculum emphases are related to children’s reading skill development during their… read more here.
Keywords: reading skills; curriculum emphases; child interactions; teacher child ... See more keywords
Dimensionality of Reading Skills With Elementary-School-Age Children
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DOI: 10.1080/10888438.2017.1285918
Abstract: ABSTRACT Confirmatory factor analyses of data from 1,501 kindergarten to 5th-grade children who completed 3 measures of decoding, 3 measures of reading comprehension, and 3 measures of listening comprehension as part of a larger study… read more here.
Keywords: elementary school; reading skills; reading comprehension; dimensionality reading ... See more keywords
Word Reading Skills and Externalizing and Internalizing Problems from Grade 1 to Grade 2—Developmental Trajectories and Bullying Involvement in Grade 3
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DOI: 10.1080/10888438.2018.1497036
Abstract: ABSTRACT School bullying is associated with externalizing and internalizing problems, but little is known about whether reading difficulties also play a part. We asked how, in Grades 1 and 2, word reading skills and externalizing/internalizing… read more here.
Keywords: skills externalizing; externalizing internalizing; reading skills; internalizing problems ... See more keywords
Literacy programs efficacy for developing children’s early reading skills in familiar language in Zambia
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DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2018.1435050
Abstract: This study investigated the comparative efficacy of a phonics-based reading program and a language experience approach based literacy program to develop reading skills among Zambian early childhood school learners. The learners (n = 1 986;… read more here.
Keywords: reading skills; program; literacy; language ... See more keywords
Experiential (informal/non-formal) practice does not improve sight-reading skills
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DOI: 10.1177/1029864916684193
Abstract: This study investigates whether experiential (informal/non-formal) sight-reading practice has an impact on sight-reading skills of classical university-level pianists. Data collected from 80 self-report practice diaries of students participating in trials of new sight-reading pedagogies were… read more here.
Keywords: reading skills; experiential informal; informal non; sight reading ... See more keywords