ERIC Number: EJ1007576
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Apr
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
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Phonological Skills and Vocabulary Knowledge Mediate Socioeconomic Status Effects in Predicting Reading Outcomes for Chinese Children
Zhang, Yuping; Tardif, Twila; Shu, Hua; Li, Hong; Liu, Hongyun; McBride-Chang, Catherine; Liang, Weilan; Zhang, Zhixiang
Developmental Psychology, v49 n4 p665-671 Apr 2013
This study examined the relations among socioeconomic status (SES), early phonological processing, vocabulary, and reading in 262 children from diverse SES backgrounds followed from ages 4 to 9 in Beijing, China. SES contributed to variations in phonological skills and vocabulary in children's early development. Nonetheless, early phonological and vocabulary abilities exerted equally strong and independent mediation of the SES effects on children's reading achievement by the end of 3rd grade for this Chinese sample. These findings not only replicate studies in alphabetic languages but, because of their longitudinal nature, also demonstrate the potential for interventions focused on improving children's early language skills, and at which ages these factors may have the greatest impact. (Contains 1 figure and 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Reading Instruction, Foreign Countries, Language Skills, Socioeconomic Status, Vocabulary Development, Grade 3, Vocabulary, Reading, Children, Child Language, Phonology, Chinese, Syllables, Correlation, Scores, Elementary School Students, Mandarin Chinese
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 3
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China; China (Beijing)
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