The ability to construct meaning from texts is the core of reading. We report a meta-analysis
and a systematic review of 64 longitudinal studies tracing the development of reading …

Previous reviews of the nature and consequences of adult-child book reading have focused
on seeking impacts of interactive reading on the acquisition of vocabulary and emergent …

Listening comprehension and word decoding are the two major determinants of the
development of reading comprehension. The relative importance of different language skills …

The two major determinants of reading comprehension are language comprehension and
decoding, but prior studies of the development of reading comprehension from an early age …

A clear and thorough introduction to meta-analysis, the process of synthesizing data from a
series of separate studies The first edition of this text was widely acclaimed for the clarity of …

Background Reading comprehension draws on both decoding and linguistic
comprehension, and poor reading comprehension can be the consequence of a deficit in …

Rapid automatized naming (RAN) has been shown to be a strong correlate of reading
abilities. RAN also predicts future reading across different ages, ability levels, and …

This study aims to enhance our knowledge of the associations between the quality of the
language-learning environment in toddler childcare groups and children's vocabulary …

Young children with developmental speech and/or language impairment (DSLI) often fail to
develop oral language and early literacy skills that are foundational for subsequent …

Spatial skills are key predictors of achievement in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics disciplines, despite being acquired through everyday life and not formally …