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Direct linkArab, Sepideh; Bijankhan, Mahmood; Eshghi, Marziye – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2022
In this study, we compared children's and adults' ability to accurately identify target words in written minimal pairs (WMPs) with graphemically similar letters while accounting for factors such as gender, similarity of the middle letter in WMPs, mono- versus dimorphemic WMPs, number of syllable, homography, and imageability. Fifty children and…
Descriptors: Accuracy, Indo European Languages, Reaction Time, Comparative Analysis
Ashley Silcox; Seung-Hee Claire Son – Journal of Educational Research, 2024
This study examined the nature of young children's literacy interest, the predictability of literacy interest for early literacy skills, and gender differences in literacy interest using a sample of Head Start children (N = 263). Literacy interest was compared across parent-, teacher-, and child-reported measures of literacy activity participation…
Descriptors: Literacy, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers, Student Attitudes
Herkner, Birgitta; Westling Allodi, Mara; Ferrer Wreder, Laura; Eninger, Lilianne – Cogent Education, 2021
Language abilities in preschool years, including those measured with letter knowledge, are predictors of reading development in later school years. The aim of this study was to investigate variation in children's language abilities before they started school in relation to gender and neighborhood level socioeconomic status (SES). Schools from…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Language Aptitude, Predictor Variables, Preschool Children
Download full textDakhiel, Maysoon A.; Al Rub, Mohammed O. Abu – World Journal of Education, 2017
The present study aims to investigate the effectiveness of pictured letters mnemonics strategy in learning similar English language letters among students with learning disabilities in Saudi Arabia according to experimental group (1) and (2), control group, gender, and interaction between them. The study sample comprised (90) students with…
Descriptors: Pictorial Stimuli, Mnemonics, Learning Disabilities, Instructional Effectiveness
Helal, Suha; Weil-Barais, Annick – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2015
The present study investigated the general cognitive determinants of alphabetic letter knowledge. It involved 60 French kindergarten children (mean age: five years six months). Two test batteries were used: the CMS to evaluate general cognitive abilities (memory, attention, and learning), and the LKT to assess letter knowledge and its various…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Emergent Literacy, Kindergarten, Cognitive Ability
Redgrave, Crystal J. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Despite the reading research over the past forty years, there is a dearth of research in early literacy skills for Native American students. More specifically, there is a shortage of quantitative research for this population. The purpose of this quantitative causal comparative study was to determine if there is a significant difference in the oral…
Descriptors: Grade 1, American Indian Students, Statistical Analysis, Comparative Analysis
Yesil-Dagli, Ummuhan – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2011
The precursors of early English reading success have been widely studied for native English-speaking students, and those findings have been generalized to the English language learner (ELL) student population. However, the development of English language acquisition may be different for ELL students. The purpose of this study was to investigate…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Phonological Awareness, Kindergarten, Emergent Literacy
Rafdal, Brooke H.; McMaster, Kristen L.; McConnell, Scott R.; Fuchs, Douglas; Fuchs, Lynn S. – Exceptional Children, 2011
This study determined the effectiveness of Kindergarten Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (K-PALS) for students with disabilities. The researchers randomly assigned 89 kindergartners with individualized education programs (IEPs) from 47 classrooms to control (n = 9); K-PALS Level 1 (teachers received 1-day workshop; n = 19); or K-PALS Level 2…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Oral Reading, Beginning Reading, Learning Strategies
