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ERIC Number: EJ517170
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Socioeconomic Status Differences in Preschool Phonological Sensitivity and First-Grade Reading Achievement.
Bowey, Judith A.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v87 n3 p476-87 Sep 1995
Results of studies of 238 Australian children of differing socioeconomic status in preschool and at the end of first grade are consistent with the view that socioeconomic status differences in word-level reading achievement are mediated partly through preexisting differences in phonological sensitivity. (SLD)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Grade 1, Intelligence Quotient, Low Income Groups, Memory, Parent Background, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Reading Achievement, Socioeconomic Status, Word Recognition
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia; Phonological Awareness
Note: Research supported by the Australian Research Council.