| Literature DB >> 25581078 |
Åsa Elwér1, Stefan Gustafson, Brian Byrne, Richard K Olson, Janice M Keenan, Stefan Samuelsson.
Abstract
Fifty-six specific poor reading comprehenders (SPRC) were selected in Grade 4 and retrospectively compared to good comprehenders at preschool (age 5) and at the end of kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2. The results revealed deficits in vocabulary, grammar, verbal memory and early deficits in phonological awareness in most of the SPRC sample, beginning in preschool. The reading comprehension deficits in children with SPRC were not as marked in earlier assessments in Grade 1 and 2, probably because of the greater dependence on word decoding in reading comprehension in the early grades.Entities:
Keywords: Poor comprehenders; core deficits; longitudinal study; preschool language skills; reading comprehension
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25581078 PMCID: PMC4356634 DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12188
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Scand J Psychol ISSN: 0036-5564