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Emergent Literacy Skills, Behavior Problems and Familial Antecedents of Reading Difficulties: A Follow-Up Study of Reading Achievement from Kindergarten to Fifth Grade
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Costa, Hugo Camara; Perdry, Herve; Soria, Carmen; Pulgar, Salome; Cusin, Francoise; Dellatolas, Georges – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
This study examined the relation between emergent literacy skills, teachers' reports of behavioral problems, and word reading achievement in a community sample of French students. Family background was investigated and included familial antecedents of reading difficulties (Fa/Rd) and parents' educational level. The analyses explored the pattern of…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Behavior Problems, Reading Skills, Kindergarten
Importance of Speech Production for Phonological Awareness and Word Decoding: The Case of Children with Cerebral Palsy
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Peeters, Marieke; Verhoeven, Ludo; de Moor, Jan; van Balkom, Hans – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
The goal of this longitudinal study was to investigate the precursors of early reading development in 52 children with cerebral palsy at kindergarten level in comparison to 65 children without disabilities. Word Decoding was measured to investigate early reading skills, while Phonological Awareness, Phonological Short-term Memory (STM), Speech…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Phonological Awareness, Cerebral Palsy, Short Term Memory