Matthew effects in young readers: Reading comprehension and reading experience aid vocabulary development

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 431-443

  Cain, Kate ^a   Oakhill, Jane ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Matthew effects; reading comprehension; reading habits; vocabulary

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; DYSLEXIA; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; READING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; DYSLEXIA; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; READING; VOCABULARY;

EID: 80052212719     PISSN: 00222194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022219411410042     Document Type: Article

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