Dani Levine, Daphna Buchsbaum, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Roberta M Golinkoff
Finding events in a continuous world: A developmental account
Developmental psychobiology
speechlanguage pathologists skills knowledge needed play important role early identification children risk reading difficulties whereas research identified language factors may predictive future reading problems studies provided statistical models classification data needed implementation early identification programs paper report results longitudinal study examined kindergarten predictors secondgrade reading outcomesix hundred four children given battery language early literacy nonverbal cognitive measures kindergarten part epidemiologic study language impairments children followup testing reading achievement completed second grade participants divided children without reading difficultiesfindings indicated five kindergarten variables letter identification sentence imitation phonological awareness rapid naming mothers education uniquely predicted reading outcome second gradea logistic regression formula classification data based results provided suggestions offered concerning information could used early identification intervention program children risk reading difficulties