Literacy Skill Development of Children With Familial Risk for Dyslexia Through Grades 2, 3, and 8

This study followed the development of reading speed, reading accuracy, and spelling in transparent Finnish orthography in children through Grades 2, 3, and 8. We compared 2 groups of children with familial risk for dyslexia-1 group with dyslexia (Dys_FR, n = 35) and 1 group without (NoDys_FR, n = 6...

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Published in:Journal of educational psychology 2015-02, Vol.107 (1), p.126-140
Main Authors: Eklund, Kenneth, Torppa, Minna, Aro, Mikko, Leppänen, Paavo H. T., Lyytinen, Heikki
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
Age Differences
At Risk Students
Childhood Development
Comparative Analysis
Decoding (Reading)
Dunnett Test
Dyslexia
Educational Attainment
Family
Female
Finland
Foreign Countries
Genetic Disorders
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 8
Human
Literacy
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Oral Reading
Orthography
Parent Background
Raven Progressive Matrices
Reading
Reading comprehension
Reading Development
Reading Difficulties
Reading instruction
Reading Rate
Reading Skills
Reading Speed
Risk Factors
Skill Development
Spelling
Statistical Analysis
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children III
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Summary:This study followed the development of reading speed, reading accuracy, and spelling in transparent Finnish orthography in children through Grades 2, 3, and 8. We compared 2 groups of children with familial risk for dyslexia-1 group with dyslexia (Dys_FR, n = 35) and 1 group without (NoDys_FR, n = 66) in Grade 2-with a group of children without familial risk for dyslexia (controls, n = 72). The Dys_FR group showed persistent deficiency, especially in reading speed, and, to a minor extent, in reading and spelling accuracy. The Dys_FR children, contrary to the other 2 groups, relied heavily on letter-by-letter decoding in Grades 2 and 3. In children not fulfilling the criteria for dyslexia in Grade 2, the familial risk did not substantially affect the subsequent development of literacy skills.
ISSN:0022-0663
1939-2176
DOI:10.1037/a0037121