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Yang Dong; Bonnie Wing-Yin Chow; Gelin Xia; Jianhong Mo; Hang Dong – Reading Research Quarterly, 2025
The article explored the impact of topic background knowledge (TBK) on children's language ability development and reading-related emotional factors. TBK refers to the foundational knowledge that children possess concerning a specific subject or topic. The content schemata theory suggests that a high level of TBK facilitates information processing…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Prior Learning, Kindergarten, Preschool Children
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Leu, Donald J.; Forzani, Elena; Rhoads, Chris; Maykel, Cheryl; Kennedy, Clint; Timbrell, Nicole – Reading Research Quarterly, 2015
Is there an achievement gap for online reading ability based on income inequality that is separate from the achievement gap in traditional, offline reading? This possibility was examined between students in two pseudonymous school districts: West Town (economically advantaged) and East Town (economically challenged; N = 256). Performance-based…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Achievement Gap, Electronic Learning, School Districts