The Development of First Graders' Reading Skill as a Function of Pre-School Motivational Orientation and Phonemic Awareness.

Salonen, Pekka; Lepola, Janne; Niemi, Pekka

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Publication Date: 1998

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The Development of First Graders' Reading Skill as a Function of Pre-School Motivational Orientation and Phonemic Awareness.

Salonen, Pekka; Lepola, Janne; Niemi, Pekka

European Journal of Psychology of Education, v13 n2 p155-74 Jun 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, Primary Education, Prior Learning, Reading Achievement, Reading Research, Reading Skills, Student Motivation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Finland

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