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Mimeau, Catherine; Dionne, Ginette; Feng, Bei; Brendgen, Mara; Vitaro, Frank; Tremblay, Richard E.; Boivin, Michel – Language Learning and Development, 2018
This twin study examined the genetic and environmental etiology of vocabulary, syntax, and their association in first graders. French-speaking same-sex twins (n = 555) completed two vocabulary tests, and two scores of syntax were calculated from their spontaneous speech at 7 years of age. Multivariate latent factor genetic analyses showed that…
Descriptors: Genetics, Etiology, Vocabulary, Syntax
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Ho, Connie Suk-Han; Wong, Yau-Kai; Yeung, Pui-Sze; Chan, David Wai-ock; Chung, Kevin Kien-Hoa; Lo, Sau-Ching; Luan, Hui – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2012
The present study aimed at identifying core components of reading instruction in Chinese within the framework of the tiered intervention model. A curriculum with four teaching components of cognitive-linguistic skills was implemented in a Program school for 3 years since Grade 1. The findings showed that the Tier 1 intervention was effective in…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Intervention, Linguistics, Oral Language
Clark, Melissa H. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study examines the impact of various types of preschool care and education on the reading achievement of children, kindergarten through fifth grade, who participated in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K). The participants in this study are located throughout the United States of America. These…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Teacher Education Programs, Syntax, Public School Teachers