Unraveling the Relation Between Reading Comprehension and Print Exposure

• Erbeli, Florina ^[1] ; van Bergen, Elsje ^[2] ; Hart, Sara A. ^[3]
  1. [1] Texas A&M University

     Texas A&M University

     Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] VU University Amsterdam

     VU University Amsterdam

     Países Bajos

     
  3. [3] Florida State University

     Florida State University

     Estados Unidos

     

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• Localización: Child development, ISSN 0009-3920, Vol. 91, Nº. 5, 2020, págs. 1548-1562
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The purpose of this study was to test the directionality of influence between reading comprehension (RC) and print exposure (PE), thereby estimating genetic and environmental effects of this relation. The sample consisted of 910 twins in fourth through ninth grades (Mage = 12.33 years, SD = 1.41) from the Florida Twin Project on Reading, Behavior, and Environment. Using direction-of-causation model in a twin design, results supported a direction of influence running from RC to PE. This relation was underpinned by genetic and environmental factors of RC as well as PE. Implications for reading education are discussed.