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ERIC Number: EJ488669
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0256-2928
The Importance of Being Literate: Reading Development in Primary School and Its Consequences for the School Career in Secondary Education.
Boland, Theo
European Journal of Psychology of Education, v8 n3 p289-305 Sep 1993
Reports on an eight-year longitudinal study of Dutch children on the relationship of the development of reading ability in primary schools with general academic success. Finds that young children with reading problems in primary school keep them throughout their educational career. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Primary Education, Reading Difficulties, Reading Research, Reading Skills, Spelling, Student Development, Vocabulary Skills
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers; Policymakers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Netherlands; University of Nijmegen (Netherlands)