Researchers from King's College London have used a genetic scoring technique to predict reading performance throughout school years from DNA alone.
Social Sciences
Mar 29, 2017
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When it comes to early reading, a bad teacher can prevent children from reaching their full potential.
Social Sciences
Apr 22, 2010
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Engaging middle-school students in brief mindfulness exercises could boost their reading performance—and could offer an effective intervention to help youth from historically minoritized backgrounds, according to a new ...
Education
Dec 14, 2023
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The oral storytelling skills of African American preschoolers make a difference in how quickly their reading skills develop, according to a new study from the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) at the University ...
Social Sciences
Jun 21, 2017
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A program aimed at reducing behavior problems in order to boost academic achievement has improved performance in math and reading among low-income kindergartners and first graders, according to a study by researchers at New ...
Social Sciences
May 20, 2014
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Children from low-income families tend to do worse at school than their better-off peers. Now a new study of a large ethnically and socioeconomically diverse group of children from across the United States has identified ...
Social Sciences
Jul 2, 2013
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Students who consistently receive individualized reading instruction from first through third grade become better readers than those who don't, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the ...
Social Sciences
Jun 25, 2013
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(Phys.org)—The language and reading comprehension skills of low-income upper elementary-school students—especially English-language learners—can improve markedly if trained literacy coaches engage teachers in conducting ...
Social Sciences
Jan 24, 2013
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(Phys.org)—There's an old saying in education that first you learn to read, then you read to learn. A University of Kansas professor has authored a study highlighting the importance of focusing instruction early in a child's ...
Social Sciences
Jan 10, 2013
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Reading achievement at age 10 influences how much independent reading children do at age 11. However, independent reading doesn't directly improve children's achievement in reading, at least among children at the end of elementary ...
Social Sciences
Oct 26, 2011
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