Literacy growth in the academic year versus summer from preschool through second grade: Differential effects of schooling across four skills

Author(s): Skibbe, Lori E.; Grimm, Kevin J.; Bowles, Ryan P.; Morrison, Frederick J.
Date Issued: March, 2012
Description: An examination of the relationships between amount of schooling and phonological awareness, decoding, reading comprehension, and vocabulary growth, and a comparison of that relationship over the summer versus the school year, based on data from 383 children followed from preschool through second grade in 16 schools in one district in a large suburban town in the Midwest
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Journal Title: Scientific Studies of Reading
Volume Number: 16
Issue Number: 2
Page Range: 141-165
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Characteristics > Time In Child Care

Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness > Early Literacy
Country: United States
ISSN: 1088-8438 Paper
1532-799X Electronic
Peer Reviewed: yes
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