The ability to construct meaning from texts is the core of reading. We report a meta-analysis
and a systematic review of 64 longitudinal studies tracing the development of reading …

This Campbell systematic review examines the relationships between skills in preschool
and later reading comprehension. The review summarizes evidence from 64 longitudinal …

The two major determinants of reading comprehension are language comprehension and
decoding, but prior studies of the development of reading comprehension from an early age …

Translating cutting-edge research into practical recommendations for assessment and
instruction, this book has helped thousands of readers understand the key role of …

This research aimed at identifying unique effects of reading motivation on reading
performance when controlling for cognitive skills, familial, and demographic background. We …

We examined the longitudinal predictors of nonword decoding, reading fluency, and spelling
in three languages that vary in orthographic depth: Finnish, Greek, and English. Eighty-two …

Three important international assessment initiatives, the Programme for International
Student Assessment (PISA), the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) …

One of the aims for compulsory education is to diminish or alleviate differences in children's
skills existing prior to school entry. However, a growing gender gap in reading development …

This study examined the extent to which observed teaching practices and self-reported
teacher stress predict children's learning motivation and phonological awareness in …

Most theories of reading development assume a shift from slow sequential subword
decoding to automatic processing of orthographic word forms. We hypothesized that this …