This chapter lays the foundation for an understanding of what reading comprehension is and
how it is conceptualised in the literature. It develops the notion that reading comprehension …

After controlling for differences in child's age, nutritional status, mother's education, and
assets, preschool children did better on vocabulary (effect size f= 0.20–0.23 for verbal …

Previous studies have demonstrated the positive impact of shared reading (SR) and dialogic
reading (DR) on young children's language and literacy development. This exploratory study …

A pragmatic randomised controlled trial was used to investigate the effects of two forms of
shared reading on children's language and literacy skills. Parents of 80 children in the …

Researchers have hypothesized four levels of instructional dialogue and claimed that
teachers can improve children's language development by incorporating these dialogue …

Children with delayed language skills, who were from a socio-economic area defined as
disadvantaged, made significant improvements in language skills after their parents were …

This paper presents a unique advanced statistical approach based on Artificial Intelligence
(AI) to examine factors affective on phonological awareness and print awareness of …

Understanding the competencies that underpin children's transition into early literacy is the
main aim of this paper which explores four elements:(i) children's language development;(ii) …

The prevalence of children with autism spectrum disorders appears to be on the increase
and educators are becoming more aware of their educational and social needs. In particular …

THIS PAPER EXPLORES THE Better Beginnings family literacy program over a period of
four years through the eyes of mothers of young children from four diverse communities. It …