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Modeling the Early Language Trajectory of Language Development When the Measures Change and Its Relation to Poor Reading Comprehension
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Petscher, Yaacov; Justice, Laura M.; Hogan, Tiffany – Child Development, 2018
This study examined change in early language comprehension from 15 to 54 months for fifth-grade typical readers (n = 35), poor decoders (n = 11), or poor comprehenders (n = 16) from a nationally representative study of early child-care experiences. Changing measures of language comprehension were captured across early childhood for the 62…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Language Skills, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills
Computer-Assisted Remedial Reading Intervention for School Beginners at Risk for Reading Disability
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Saine, Nina L.; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina; Ahonen, Timo; Tolvanen, Asko; Lyytinen, Heikki – Child Development, 2011
The aim of the longitudinal study was to investigate whether a computer application designed for remedial reading training can enhance letter knowledge, reading accuracy, fluency, and spelling of at-risk children. The participants, 7-year-old Finnish school beginners (N = 166), were assigned to 1 of 3 groups: (a) regular remedial reading…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Spelling, Intervention, Remedial Reading