The prediction of reading and writing acquisition has been the subject of numerous research
studies, given the importance of the issue. Phonological processing skills and rapid …

We examined the effects of home literacy (shared book reading, teaching activities, and
number of books), children's task-focused behavior, and parents' beliefs and expectations …

This study explored the developmental trajectories and predictors of word reading and
reading comprehension among young at-risk readers. In fall of first grade, 185 students …

This study examined longitudinally the double-deficit hypothesis in Greek, an
orthographically consistent language, following a group of children from kindergarten to …

The relationship between cognitive skills and reading has been well-established. However,
the role of motivational factors such as self-efficacy in reading progress is less clear. In …

A learning disability (LD) is a neurobiological disorder that presents as a serious difficulty
with reading, arithmetic, and/or written expression that is unexpected, given the individual's …

Achieving biliteracy is a remarkable accomplishment, and it is important to understand the
range of factors that permit its successful realization. The authors investigated a factor …

We examined the double deficit hypothesis (Wolf & Bowers, 1999) and literacy development
in a longitudinal dataset of 1,006 Finnish children who were nonreaders at school entry. A …

The double deficit hypothesis states that naming speed problems represent a second core
deficit in dyslexia independent from a phonological deficit. The current study investigated the …

The authors examined individual differences in reading development in English and Finnish.
English-speaking Canadian children were assessed once per year in Grades 1–5, and …