Kenneth Eklund|Minna Torppa|Sari Sulkunen|Pekka Niemi|Timo Ahonen
Early cognitive predictors of PISA reading in children with and without family risk for dyslexia
University of Jyväskylä|University of Jyväskylä|University of Jyväskylä|University of Turku|University of Jyväskylä
study examined language skills preliteracy skills phonological awareness rapid naming letter knowledge schoolage predictors pisa reading age 15 two groups children n 88 without n 70 familyrisk dyslexia moreover effects familyrisk early predictors reading fluency pisa reading examined controlling effect gender children followed age 2 15 familyrisk significant effect early language preliteracy skills reading fluency pisa reading similar model predicting pisa reading fitted data well familyrisk familyrisk group language skills explained good portion preliteracy skills lesser extent variance pisa reading altogether 68 variance pisa reading explained familyrisk group 44 familyrisk group findings suggest family risk sets children elevated risk develop longstanding difficulties language literacy early language preliteracy skills strong predictors reading far pisa reading age 15