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van Viersen, Sietske; Kroesbergen, Evelyn H.; Slot, Esther M.; de Bree, Elise H. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2016
This study investigated how gifted children with dyslexia might be able to mask literacy problems and the role of possible compensatory mechanisms. The sample consisted of 121 Dutch primary school children that were divided over four groups (typically developing [TD] children, children with dyslexia, gifted children, gifted children with…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Academically Gifted, Reading Skills, Elementary School Students
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Hornstra, Lisette; van der Veen, Ineke; Peetsma, Thea; Volman, Monique – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2015
The present study investigated the effects of socioeconomic and ethnic classroom composition on developments in students' motivation, sense of classroom belonging, and achievement. A sample of 722 primary school students completed questionnaires from 3rd to 6th grade. Latent growth curve analyses revealed that the reading comprehension scores of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Classroom Environment, Student Diversity, Socioeconomic Status
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de Jong, Peter F.; Share, David L. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2007
This study examined orthographic learning in oral and silent reading conditions. Dutch third graders read, either aloud or silently, short texts containing novel target (pseudo) words. The acquisition of new word-specific orthographic knowledge was assessed several days later by comparing target spellings with homophonic spellings in tasks…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Silent Reading, Oral Reading, Independent Reading