Gender and home language effects on vocabulary skills among school children aged 9-15 in Finland.

ABSTRACT: Vocabulary proficiency is a key predictor of reading development. However, vocabulary proficiency in school-age children is rarely assessed, especially in languages other than English. Moreover, because reading development differs depending on home language and gender, it is likely that these factors also influence the development of vocabulary proficiency. Here we report Finnish vocabulary proficiency of school-age children, examining its relationship with grade, gender, and home language. We utilize d-Lexize, a vocabulary test based on visual lexical decision, which we adapted from a previous test for adult L2 speakers. The test assesses vocabulary knowledge by accuracy and lexical retrieval speed through reaction time. Approximately 27,000 school children were tested in three experiment

SUBMITTER: Bertram R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12748919 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature