Ingvar Lundberg
Early precursors and enabling skills of reading acquisition
University of Gothenburg
research early linguistic precursors enabling skills reading acquisition among young children reviewed language development starts early infancy child learns categorize speech sounds according pattern typical mother tongue equipped sound categories child ready learn segment words sound stream understand use words precise phonological representation words facilitate important development phonological awareness basic prerequisite reading acquisition paper reviews longitudinal research training studies indicating causal direction relation phonological awareness reading includes ongoing studies gender differences socioeconomic factors doseresponseeffects motivational factors explored preventive remedial implications findings pointed finally complexity causal relationships different aspects early language development including genetic influences later reading pointed