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- Title
Task-focused behaviour and literacy development: a reciprocal relationship.
- Authors
Hirvonen, Riikka; Georgiou, George K.; Lerkkanen, Marja‐Kristiina; Aunola, Kaisa; Nurmi, Jari‐Erik
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was twofold: (a) to examine the effect of task-focused behaviour on reading fluency, spelling and comprehension; and (b) to examine the role of the different literacy skills in subsequent task-focused behaviour. Two hundred and seven Finnish-speaking children were followed from preschool until their fourth year at school and were tested for reading fluency, spelling and reading comprehension. The teachers also rated the children's task-focused behaviour. The results showed that task-focused behaviour was a significant predictor of later reading comprehension and spelling skills. However, all three literacy skills predicted subsequent task-focused behaviour.
- Subjects
ORAL reading; READING comprehension; SPELLING ability; FINNISH language; READING (Preschool); READING; TEACHERS; LITERACY; BEHAVIOR
- Publication
Journal of Research in Reading, 2010, Vol 33, Issue 3, p302
- ISSN
0141-0423
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-9817.2009.01415.x