Early reading at first grade predicts adult reading at age 42 in typical and dyslexic readers.

ABSTRACT: Research indicates that the achievement gap in reading between typical and dyslexic readers is already evident in first grade and persists through adolescence. However, it is not known whether this reading gap persists into adult life. In this report we use an epidemiologic sample of 312 children (typical readers = 246; dyslexic readers = 66), followed longitudinally from age 5 through adulthood and examine two fundamental questions: 1) Is reading level in 1^st grade predictive of reading proficiency in adulthood in typical and dyslexic readers? and 2) Are the trajectories of reading development from 1^st through 5^th grade predictive of reading proficiency in adulthood in typical and dyslexic readers? Our findings indicate that early reading levels in 1^s

SUBMITTER: Ferrer E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10684638 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature