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Predicting Reading Fluency Growth from Grade 2 to Age 23 with Parental and Child Factors
Daria Khanolainen1,2, Maria Psyridou3, Kenneth Eklund4
1Department of Teacher Education, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Scientific Studies of Reading : the Official Journal of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading
|August 28, 2024
Summary
Reading fluency develops uniquely in individuals, influenced by early cognitive skills, home environment, and motivation. Parental history of reading difficulties impacts a child's reading trajectory into adulthood.
Area of Science:
- Developmental Psychology
- Educational Psychology
- Cognitive Science
Background:
- Reading fluency is foundational for academic success.
- Understanding its developmental trajectory from childhood to adulthood is crucial.
- Identifying influencing factors can inform interventions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To map the developmental path of reading fluency from childhood through adulthood.
- To identify cognitive, motivational, and environmental factors influencing reading fluency development.
- To explore the impact of parental reading difficulties on child outcomes.
Main Methods:
- Longitudinal study of 200 Finnish families.
- Children's reading fluency assessed in Grades 2, 3, 8, and at age 23.
- Growth curve modeling incorporating cognitive, motivational, and parental predictors.
Main Results:
- Significant individual differences in reading fluency development and adult outcomes observed.
- Early predictors of developmental rate include rapid automatized naming (RAN), letter knowledge, home literacy environment (HLE), and reading motivation.
- Adult reading fluency predicted by RAN, letter knowledge, formal HLE, and parental dyslexia.
- Children of parents with resolving reading difficulties were more likely to follow a resolving trajectory.
Conclusions:
- Reading fluency development is a complex, multifactorial process extending into adulthood.
- Early identification of predictors like RAN and HLE is vital.
- Parental reading history significantly influences a child's reading trajectory.
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