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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Training Reading Skills in Finnish: From Reading Acquisition to Fluency and Comprehension

Heikki LyytinenMikko Aro

subject

Longitudinal studymedia_common.quotation_subjectDyslexiamedicine.diseaseComprehensionFluencyReading comprehensionReading (process)medicinePsychologyOrthographyReading skillsCognitive psychologymedia_common

description

This chapter outlines the approaches for supporting reading development in Finnish that have been developed on the basis of current knowledge on reading development and reading disabilities in Finnish. We discuss also the challenges that the features of Finnish language and orthography pose for the reader at various points of development. We also describe the means for supporting the acquisition of the earliest milestones in reading development, that are being used widely within the Finnish elementary schools, and that have been based on findings of a large longitudinal research project (Jyvaskyla Longitudinal Study of Dyslexia, JLD). Although the knowledge on the development of reading fluency is still scarce, we outline also the research approaches aiming at developing efficient means for supporting readers struggling with fluency development, as well as aims for supporting reading comprehension using IT-based tools.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2016-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30478-6_8