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Malins, Jeffrey G.; Landi, Nicole; Ryherd, Kayleigh; Frijters, Jan C.; Magnuson, James S.; Rueckl, Jay G.; Pugh, Kenneth R.; Sevcik, Rose; Morris, Robin – Developmental Science, 2021
Word learning is critical for the development of reading and language comprehension skills. Although previous studies have indicated that word learning is compromised in children with reading disability (RD) or developmental language disorder (DLD), it is less clear how word learning difficulties manifest in children with comorbid RD and DLD.…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Comparative Analysis, Vocabulary Development, Reading Comprehension
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Lervåg, Arne; Dolean, Dacian; Tincas, Ioana; Melby-Lervåg, Monica – Developmental Science, 2019
Abstract Few studies have examined how socioeconomic status (SES) affects two essential parts of human development, namely vocabulary and reading comprehension, in children facing severe poverty. The Roma population is the largest minority group in Europe, the majority of whom live in severe poverty. This study compared the development of 322 Roma…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Background, Nonverbal Ability, Intelligence Quotient, Attendance
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Song, Shuang; Su, Mengmeng; Kang, Cuiping; Liu, Hongyun; Zhang, Yuping; McBride-Chang, Catherine; Tardif, Twila; Li, Hong; Liang, Weilan; Zhang, Zhixiang; Shu, Hua – Developmental Science, 2015
In this 8-year longitudinal study, we traced the vocabulary growth of Chinese children, explored potential precursors of vocabulary knowledge, and investigated how vocabulary growth predicted future reading skills. Two hundred and sixty-four (264) native Chinese children from Beijing were measured on a variety of reading and language tasks over…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Vocabulary Development, Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables