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Impact of Literacy Interventions on Reading Skills in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Meta-Analysis
By Young-Suk G. Kim, Hansol Lee, & Stephanie S. Zuilkowski
Published Child Development, 91(2), 638-660, DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13204
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Impact of Teachers’ Practices on Students’ Reading Comprehension Growth in Guatemala
By Fernando Rubio, Leslie Rosales de Véliz, María Cristina Perdomo Mosquera, & Ventura Salanic López
Published In A. Gove, A. Mora, & P. McCardle (Eds.), Progress toward a literate world: Early reading interventions in low-income countries, New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 155, 67–76.
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Improving Early Grade Reading Outcomes: Aprender a Ler in Mozambique
By Shirley Burchfield, Haiyan Hua, David Noyes, & Willem van de Waal
Published In A. Gove, A. Mora, & P. McCardle (Eds.), Progress toward a literate world: Early reading interventions in low-income countries, New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development. 155, 117–130.
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The Influence of Instructional Practices on Reading Motivation in Finland
By Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen
Published In Orellana García P. & Baldwin Lind P. (eds.). Reading Achievement and Motivation in Boys and Girls, Literacy Studies 15, 65-78. Doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-75948-7_4
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Lifewide Learning for Early Reading Development
By Amy Jo Dowd, Elliott Friedlander, Christine Jonason, Jane Leer, Lisa Zook Sorensen, Jarrett Guajardo, Nikhit D’Sa, Clara Pava, & Lauren Pisani
Published In A. Gove, A. Mora, & P. McCardle (Eds.), Progress toward a literate world: Early reading interventions in low-income countries, New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 155, 31–49.
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Literacy Programs Efficacy for Developing Children’s Early Reading Skills in Familiar Language in Zambia
By Francis K. Sampa, Emma Ojanen, Jari Westerholm, Ritva Ketonen, & Heikki Lyytinen
Published Journal of Psychology in Africa, 28(2), 128-135, DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2018.1435050
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The Role of Reading Disability Risk and Environmental Protective Factors in Students’ Reading Fluency in Grade 4
By Noona Kiuru, Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen, Pekka Niemi, Elisa Poskiparta, Timo Ahonen, Anna-Maija Poikkeus, & Jari-Erik Nurmi
Published Reading Research Quarterly, 48(4) pp. 349–368 | doi:10.1002/rrq.53
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The Role of Teaching Practices in the Development of Children’s Interest in Reading and Mathematics in Kindergarten
By Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen, Noona Kiuru, Eija Pakarinen, Jaana Viljaranta, Anna-Maija Poikkeus, Helena Rasku-Puttonen, Martti Siekkinen, & Jari-Erik Nurmi
Published Contemporary Educational Psychology, 37, 266-279.
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Working Toward a More Literate World: Reading Intervention Commentary
By Maureen W. Lovett
Published In A. Gove, A. Mora, & P. McCardle (Eds.), Progress toward a literate world: Early reading interventions in low-income countries, New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 155, 131–141.
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