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Early predictors of reading in three groups of native Spanish speakers: Spaniards, Gypsies, and Latin Americans.
Full Abstract
The main purpose of the study reported here was to examine the early linguistic predictors of reading (e.g., Knowledge About Print, Listening Comprehension, Receptive Vocabulary, Rapid Naming of Objects and Letters, and Phonological Awareness), for a sample of 77 Spaniards, 48 Latinos, and 30 Gypsies kindergartens (mean age = 5 years 9 months) living in Spain. The relative contribution of ethnic background, neighbourhood socioeconomic status (SES), age, and gender was assessed. Findings revealed that ethnic background, neighborhood SES, and age differentially predicted children's pre-literacy skills. The implications of these results for understanding the role played by these demographic and socio-cultural variables in alphabetic literacy acquisition are discussed. The second purpose of this study was to add to the growing literature on the nature of reading challenges in children who are learning to read a transparent orthography-Spanish. Cross-linguistic research between different subtypes of readers will add to understand the impact of language characteristics in reading acquisition. Finally, the present study suggested that early assessment of pre-literacy skills can be a highly effective way to determine the instructional needs of students who are at risk for reading failure before formal reading instruction begins.
Author information
Author/s: López-Escribano, Carmen (C); Beltrán, Jesús A (JA);
Affiliation: Faculty of Education, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Dpto. de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación, Madrid, Spain. carmenle(-atsign-)edu.ucm.es
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: The Spanish journal of psychology (Span J Psychol), published in Spain. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2009-May; vol 12 (issue 1) : pp 84-95
Dates: Created 2009/05/29; Completed 2009/06/19;
PMID: 19476222, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 6/19/2009, IMS Date: 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00)
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