This study examined the effects of a 10 week invented writing program with five-year-old
preschoolers (mean age 5.7 years) on their immediate post intervention literacy skills and …

A number of studies suggest a link between musical training and both specific and general
cognitive abilities, but despite some positive results, there is disagreement about which …

This study investigates the physical literacy environment of preschools in three Nordic
countries. The environments were assessed using an observation protocol in a total of 131 …

Our aim was to assess the impact of an invented spelling programme conducted in small
groups on children's written language acquisition in Portuguese. We expected the …

This study aimed to enhance our knowledge of the constituent variables affecting invented
writing skills in 5-year-olds by investigating the concurrent relationships among home …

Phonological awareness and alphabet knowledge are commonly considered the most
powerful literacy predictors at the beginning of schooling. Our aim was to analyse the …

This study investigates spelling abilities of 189 second, third, and fourth graders using a
word and pseudoword dictation task in European Portuguese. We analyzed the effect of …

This longitudinal study aimed at testing the long-term impact of invented spelling activities
conducted in kindergarten on children's literacy skills throughout primary school until the …

A presente investigação insere-se no quadro teórico da literacia emergente e pretende
analisar os contributos de um programa de intervenção de escrita inventada no jardim-de …

In this chapter, the authors intend to highlight the importance of family literacy in the
development of children's emergent literacy, stressing the school/family partnership as …