Onko heikoimmilla ensimmäisen luokan lukijoilla toivoa? : MInäpystyvyyden, tehtävänvälttelyn ja tuen merkitys lukusujuvuuden kehittymisessä

Self-efficacious children are expected to be more task-focused in challenging achievement situations and consequently have better chances of overcoming learning difficulties than children who have lower self-efficacy. The present study investigates this presumption with Finnish-speaking first graders struggling with reading acquisition (N = 285). The development of the children's reading fluency, self-efficacy, and task avoidance was followed from the middle of Grade 1 to the end of Grade 2, and a 6-week mobile game-based intervention was administered to those who exhibited the greatest risk for reading disabilities (Peer reviewe