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ERIC Number: EJ666690
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Cross-Cultural Similarities in the Predictors of Reading Acquisition.
McBride-Chang, Catherine; Kail, Robert V.
Child Development, v73 n5 p1392-1407 Sep-Oct 2002
Compared reading development among kindergartners in Hong Kong and the United States using measures of word recognition, phonological awareness, speeded naming, visual spatial skill, and processing speed. Found that models of early reading development were similar across cultures. The strongest predictor of reading was phonological awareness. Speed of processing strongly predicted speeded naming, visual processing, and phonological awareness. (JPB)
Descriptors: Chinese, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, English, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children, Language Acquisition, Phonemes, Predictor Variables, Reading Processes, Reading Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Hong Kong; United States