Letter knowledge predicts Grade 4 reading fluency and reading comprehension

U Leppänen, K Aunola, P Niemi, JE Nurmi - Learning and instruction, 2008 - Elsevier
The present study examined the predictors of fourth graders' reading skills (reading
comprehension, text reading and word chain reading). Reading skill antecedents of 158 …

Kindergarten prediction of reading skills: a longitudinal comparative analysis.

C Schatschneider, JM Fletcher, DJ Francis… - Journal of …, 2004 - psycnet.apa.org
There is considerable focus in public policy on screening children for reading difficulties.
Sixty years of research have not resolved questions of what constructs assessed in …

A longitudinal investigation of direct and indirect links between reading skills in kindergarten and reading comprehension in tenth grade

CT Stanley, Y Petscher, H Catts - Reading and Writing, 2018 - Springer
In this study, researchers examined the extent to which several fundamental measures of
reading proficiency from kindergarten students (N= 3180) were linked to reading …

Early literacy from a longitudinal perspective

C Aarnoutse, J van Leeuwe… - Educational Research and …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
The goal of this longitudinal study was to examine which skills in early literacy determine the
development of word recognition, reading comprehension, and spelling in the 2nd grade of …

Kindergarten predictors of first-and second-grade reading achievement

D Morris, J Bloodgood, J Perney - The Elementary School …, 2003 - journals.uchicago.edu
In this study we examined the ability of 6 kindergarten prereading skills to predict later
reading achievement. The prereading skills of 102 children were assessed at the beginning …

When do children begin to read: An exploration of four year old children's letter and word reading competencies

JM Mason - Reading Research Quarterly, 1980 - JSTOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOUR YEAR OLD CHILDREN'S knowledge of letters and printed
words was studied to determine if preschool children begin reading, and if so, how. Two …

Exploration of the contribution of teachers' knowledge about reading to their students' improvement in reading

JF Carlisle, R Correnti, G Phelps, J Zeng - Reading and Writing, 2009 - Springer
Recent studies of elementary teachers' knowledge about reading have been built on the
premise that teachers need thorough knowledge about language and reading processes …

Reading attitudes and literacy skills in prekindergarten and kindergarten children

RA Sperling, DM Head - Early Childhood Education Journal, 2002 - Springer
The current study addressed the development of reading attitudes and their relationship to
reading skills. Forty-one prekindergarten and kindergarten learners in 1 of 3 cohorts were …

Which specific skills developing during preschool years predict the reading performance in the first and second grade of primary school?

AM Papadimitriou, FM Vlachos - Early Child Development and …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study was to examine if specific skills that are developed during preschool
years could predict the reading performance in the first and second grade of primary school …

The relationship between phonological awareness and reading

TP Hogan, HW Catts, TD Little - 2005 - ASHA
The present study investigated the usefulness of phonological awareness assessments in
the prediction of reading in the early school grades. First, we sought to determine if …