The aim of this study was to examine when children learn to read and how learning to read depends on a foundation of alphabetic knowledge. 356 children aged 5–6 years completed assessments of letter-sound knowledge, i.e. the names and sounds of uppercase and lowercase letters of the Norwegian alphabet. Each child was tested at the start, the middle and the end of the school year. The time that each child broke the reading code was also recorded. The results indicated that 11% of the children knew how to read before starting school and 27% of the children did not learn to read by the end of the first year. The remaining children typically knew 21 uppercase letter sounds before they were first able to read, and only a few (<5%) knew less th...
<p>Abstract copyright data collection owner.</p>When children first begin learning to read, they use...
Children's ability to correctly name letters is a key predictor of later reading abilities and skill...
grantor: University of TorontoRecent research has consistently demonstrated that through e...
Literacy is the cornerstone of a primary school education and enables the intellectual and social de...
Learning the sounds of letters is important for learning to decode printed words and is a key compon...
It is now widely accepted that phonological language skills are a critical foundation for learning t...
It is now widely accepted that phonological language skills are a critical foundation for learning t...
The authors review current knowledge about the cognitive processes underlying the early stages of wo...
Knowledge of letter–sound correspondences underpins successful reading acquisition, and yet little i...
Despite the attention given to reading instruction by teachers and researchers, the nature of some b...
Providing a child the opportunity to succeed in school is a main worry of parents and teachers. When...
A large body of research indicates that children's letter knowledge is crucial for the development o...
The authors present the results of a 2-year longitudinal study of 228 Norwegian children beginning s...
The path to proficient reading begins well before children receive formal reading instruction in sch...
Prior research in England has indicated that, unlike pre-readers, young children who have learned to...
<p>Abstract copyright data collection owner.</p>When children first begin learning to read, they use...
Children's ability to correctly name letters is a key predictor of later reading abilities and skill...
grantor: University of TorontoRecent research has consistently demonstrated that through e...
Literacy is the cornerstone of a primary school education and enables the intellectual and social de...
Learning the sounds of letters is important for learning to decode printed words and is a key compon...
It is now widely accepted that phonological language skills are a critical foundation for learning t...
It is now widely accepted that phonological language skills are a critical foundation for learning t...
The authors review current knowledge about the cognitive processes underlying the early stages of wo...
Knowledge of letter–sound correspondences underpins successful reading acquisition, and yet little i...
Despite the attention given to reading instruction by teachers and researchers, the nature of some b...
Providing a child the opportunity to succeed in school is a main worry of parents and teachers. When...
A large body of research indicates that children's letter knowledge is crucial for the development o...
The authors present the results of a 2-year longitudinal study of 228 Norwegian children beginning s...
The path to proficient reading begins well before children receive formal reading instruction in sch...
Prior research in England has indicated that, unlike pre-readers, young children who have learned to...
<p>Abstract copyright data collection owner.</p>When children first begin learning to read, they use...
Children's ability to correctly name letters is a key predictor of later reading abilities and skill...
grantor: University of TorontoRecent research has consistently demonstrated that through e...