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The effects of book exposure and reading interest on oral language skills of children with and without a familial risk of dyslexia

2020

The potential role of home literacy environment (HLE) in children's language development has been widely studied. However, data on the HLE of children with familial risk (FR) of dyslexia are limited. In this longitudinal study, we examined (a) whether amount of book exposure and reading interest at age 4 were different in samples of Norwegian FR and no FR‐children, respectively, (b) whether these home literacy‐related factors exerted different effects depending on family‐risk status on vocabulary and grammar skills at school entry age (6 years) and (c) whether they contributed independently to language outcomes at age 6, after controlling for the 4;6‐year language skills. Results showed no …

Longitudinal interactions between brain and cognitive measures on reading development from 6 months to 14 years

2017

Dyslexia is a neurobiological disorder impairing learning to read. Brain responses of infants at genetic risk for dyslexia are abnormal already at birth, and associations from infant speech perception to preschool cognitive skills and reading in early school years have been documented, but there are no studies showing predicting power until adolescence. Here we show that in at-risk infants, brain activation to pseudowords at left hemisphere predicts 44% of reading speed at 14 years, and even improves the prediction after taking into account neurocognitive preschool measures of letter naming, phonology, and verbal short-term memory. The association between infant brain responses and reading …

Developmental profiles of reading fluency and reading comprehension from grades 1 to 9 and their early identification.

2021

This study examined developmental profiles of reading fluency and reading comprehension in Grades 1 to 9 (ages 7 to 15) in a large Finnish sample (N = 2,518). In addition, early predictors of the profiles were analyzed with respect to kindergarten cognitive skills (phonological awareness, letter knowledge, rapid automized naming [RAN], number counting, word reading, vocabulary, and listening comprehension), parental factors (level of education, reading difficulties), and gender. Four different profiles of reading fluency and reading comprehension development were identified using latent profile analysis. These comprised one profile with persistent reading difficulties across the grades, one…

Rapid changes in brain activity during learning of grapheme-phoneme associations in adults

2020

ABSTRACTLearning to associate written letters with speech sounds is crucial for the initial phase of acquiring reading skills. However, little is known about the cortical reorganization for supporting letter-speech sound learning, particularly the brain dynamics during the learning of grapheme-phoneme associations. In the present study, we trained 30 Finnish participants (mean age: 24.33 years, SD: 3.50 years) to associate novel foreign letters with familiar Finnish speech sounds on two consecutive days (first day ~ 50 minutes; second day ~ 25 minutes), while neural activity was measured using magnetoencephalography (MEG). Two sets of audiovisual stimuli were used for the training in which …

Reading ahead: Adult music students’ eye movements in temporally controlled performances of a children’s song

2014

In the present study, education majors minoring in music education ( n = 24) and music performance majors ( n =14) read and performed the original version and melodically altered versions of a simple melody in a given tempo. Eye movements during music reading and piano performances were recorded. Errorless trials were analyzed to explore the adjustments of visual processing in successful performances. The temporal length of the eye–hand span (time between gaze and the performed note) was typically around one second or less. A measure of gaze activity indicated that performers generally inspected two quarter-note areas between two metrical beat onsets. The performance majors operated with s…

Genome-wide analyses of individual differences in quantitatively assessed reading- and language-related skills in up to 34,000 people

2022

Published August 23, 2022 The use of spoken and written language is a fundamental human capacity. Individual differences in reading- and language-related skills are influenced by genetic variation, with twin-based heritability estimates of 30 to 80% depending on the trait. The genetic architecture is complex, heterogeneous, and multifactorial, but investigations of contributions of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were thus far underpowered. We present a multicohort genome-wide association study (GWAS) of five traits assessed individually using psychometric measures (word reading, nonword reading, spelling, phoneme awareness, and nonword repetition) in samples of 13,633 to 33,959 part…

Markku Eskelisen Nonstop ja tekstuaalinen tila

2004

Finlandssvenska 15-åriga elevers resultatnivå i PISA 2009 -undersökningen

2011

Finlandssvenska 15-åriga elevers resultatnivå i PISA 2009 -undersökningen Heidi Harju-Luukkainen, Kari Nissinen 2011. 83 s. 25 e. D100. År 2009 deltog finlandssvenska skolor för andra gången med ett större sampel i PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), OECD:s internationella studie som undersöker elevers förmågor i och attityder till läsning, matematik och naturvetenskap. År 2009 deltog redan över 60 länder i undersökningen. I den här rapporten presenteras resultatnivån i Svenskfinland. Resultatnivån för de finlandssvenska ungdomarnas prestationer jämförs med de nationella resultaten och resultaten i andra nordiska länder samt andra deltagande länders resultat. Den här rapp…

Åländska : 15-åriga elevers resultatnivå i PISA 2009 -undersökningen

2011

År 2009 deltog åländska skolor för andra gången med ett större sampel i PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), OECD:s internationella studie som undersöker elevers förmågor i och attityder till läsning, matematik och naturvetenskap. År 2009 deltog redan över 60 länder och områden i undersökningen. I den här rapporten presenteras resultatnivån på Åland. Resultatnivån för de 151 åländska ungdomarnas prestationer i läsförmåga, matematik och naturvetenskaper jämförs med de nationella resultaten och resultaten i andra nordiska länder samt andra deltagande länders resultat. Ett stort intresse riktas även mot könsskillnaderna som traditionellt sett har varit stora i Finland.

Trajectories of change in reading self-efficacy: A longitudinal analysis of self-efficacy and its sources

2021

The beliefs children hold about their capabilities as readers are known to influence their reading achievement. The aim of this study was to extend previous work by examining trajectories of change in reading self-efficacy among primary school students (N = 1327) and the relations between the trajectories of self-efficacy and their hypothesized sources over 11 months. Using growth mixture modeling, we identified four trajectories of change in reading self-efficacy, involving increasing, stable, and declining trends. These trajectories of change in reading self-efficacy were associated with students’ varying experiences with the four sources of self-efficacy over time. Higher levels of maste…