Laura Kanniainen|Carita Kiili|Asko Tolvanen|Mikko Aro|Paavo H.T. Leppänen
Literacy skills and online research and comprehension: struggling readers face difficulties online
University of Jyväskylä|University of Oslo|University of Jyväskylä|University of Jyväskylä|University of Jyväskylä
present study evaluated extent literacy skills reading fluency written spelling reading comprehension together nonverbal reasoning prior knowledge gender related students online research comprehension orc performance orc skills 426 sixth graders measured using finnish adaptation online research comprehension assessment results structural equation model showed orc skills divided six highly correlated factors formed common factor orc altogether predictor variables explained 57 variance orc reading comprehension along gender strongest predictor orc performance addition reading fluency written spelling explained orc variance reading comprehension findings suggest struggling readers probably face difficulties online