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The role of oral language in reading and writing skills

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Bonačić, Tea. (2015). The role of oral language in reading and writing skills. Diploma Thesis. Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu, Department of Psychology. [mentor Brković, Irma].

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine contribution of oral language in reading and writing skills in children in second and third grades of grammar school with variations in age, sex, and educational level of parents. The categories of oral language include teacher's evaluation of children's level of vocabulary, their wish to speak, their creativity in the use of words, their ability to understand spoken words of others, their ability to re-tell stories and events and how clearly they talk. Three different Tests were used to examine reading and writing skills: Word Chains Test, Spelling Test and Reading comprehension test. Results showed that girls and children of parents with higher education scored better in reading and writing tests, and the level of development of oral language is higher. Regarding age differences, older children had better results in reading and writing tests, while there are no evident differences in their oral evaluations to the ones of younger children. Through hierarchical multiple regression analysis, we showed that oral language with the gender and parents' education level controlled for, significantly explains the variance in reading and writing skills of children in second and third grades. That contribution is lower on the reading and writing skills of thirdgrade children.

Item Type: Diploma Thesis
Uncontrolled Keywords: oral language, reading, writing, early school age, parental education
Subjects: Psychology > Kognitivna psihologija
Psychology > Razvojna psihologija
Departments: Department of Psychology
Supervisor: Brković, Irma
Date Deposited: 17 May 2016 08:44
Last Modified: 17 May 2016 08:44
URI: http://darhiv.ffzg.unizg.hr/id/eprint/6468

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