Lori E. Skibbe|Kevin J. Grimm|Ryan P. Bowles|Frederick J. Morrison
Literacy Growth in the Academic Year Versus Summer From Preschool Through Second Grade: Differential Effects of Schooling Across Four Skills
Michigan State University|University of California, Davis|Michigan State University|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
differences literacy growth summer versus school year examined order isolate schooling affects childrens literacy development preschool second grade across four literacy skills children n 383 tested individually twice year four years measures phonological awareness decoding reading comprehension vocabulary growth curve analyses indicated schooling effects greatest decoding skills reading comprehension medium size phonological awareness less evident vocabulary except vocabulary relatively small amounts growth observed preschoolers followed period rapid growth kindergarteners first graders slowed second graders findings demonstrate differential effect schooling four separate literacy skills crucial school transition period