Julia Dilnot|Lorna G. Hamilton|Barbara Maughan|Margaret J. Snowling
Child and environmental risk factors predicting readiness for learning in children at high risk of dyslexia
University of Oxford|St. John's College of Nursing|York St John University|King's College London|University of Oxford|St. John's College of Nursing
investigate role distal proximal child risk factors predictors reading readiness attention behavior children risk dyslexia parents longitudinal sample 251 preschool children including children family risk dyslexia children preschool language difficulties provided measures socioeconomic status home literacy environment family stresses child health via interviews questionnaires assessments childrens readingrelated skills behavior attention used define readiness learning school entry children family risk dyslexia children preschool language difficulties experienced environmental adversities health risks controls risks associated family risk dyslexia language status additive home literacy environment child health predicted reading readiness home literacy environment family stresses predicted attention behavior family risk dyslexia predict readiness learn risks controlled seems likely best conceptualized representing geneenvironment correlations pooling across risks defined cumulative risk index significant predictor reading readiness together nonverbal ability accounted 31 variance children