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| Title |
Why Do Children Differ in Their Development of Reading and Related Skills?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Scientific Studies of Reading, August 2013
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| DOI | 10.1080/10888438.2013.800521 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Richard K. Olson, Janice M. Keenan, Brian Byrne, Stefan Samuelsson |
| Abstract |
Modern behavior-genetic studies of twins in the U.S., Australia, Scandinavia, and the U.K. show that genes account for most of the variance in children's reading ability by the end of the first year of formal reading instruction. Strong genetic influence continues across the grades, though the relevant genes vary for reading words and comprehending text, and some of the genetic influence comes through a gene - environment correlation. Strong genetic influences do not diminish the importance of the environment for reading development in the population and for helping struggling readers, but they question setting the same minimal performance criterion for all children. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 20 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | 20% |
| Belgium | 1 | 5% |
| Norway | 1 | 5% |
| United States | 1 | 5% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 5% |
| Spain | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 11 | 55% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 15 | 75% |
| Scientists | 5 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 189 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1% |
| Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 176 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 33 | 17% |
| Researcher | 23 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 21 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 21 | 11% |
| Lecturer | 11 | 6% |
| Other | 43 | 23% |
| Unknown | 37 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 72 | 38% |
| Social Sciences | 29 | 15% |
| Linguistics | 16 | 8% |
| Neuroscience | 8 | 4% |
| Arts and Humanities | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 16 | 8% |
| Unknown | 43 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 108. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 08 February 2024.
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#387,018
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Outputs from Scientific Studies of Reading
#11
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#2,680
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#2
of 3 outputs
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