The reading centre: Recent submissions
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Non-normal Data Simulation using Piecewise Linear Transforms
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)We present PLSIM, a new method for generating nonnormal data with a pre-specified covariance matrix that is based on coordinate-wise piecewise linear transformations of standard normal variables. In our presentation, the ... -
covsim: An R Package for Simulating Non-normal Data for Structural Equation Models Using Copulas
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)In factor analysis and structural equation modeling non-normal data simulation is traditionally performed by specifying univariate skewness and kurtosis together with the target covariance matrix. However, this leaves ... -
Litterært engasjement og innlevelse i bildebokapper: En empirisk studie av applesing i barnehagen
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)I denne artikkelen settes søkelyset på den litterære opplevelsen når barn leser bildebokapper i små grupper i barnehagen. Vi ser på hvordan det Rosenblatt (1994) kaller estetisk lesemåte kan komme til uttrykk i lesernes ... -
The Quantity and Quality of Teachers’ Self‑perceptions of Read‑Aloud Practices in Norwegian First Grade Classrooms
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-03)Read-alouds are a frequent practice in early childhood classrooms and provide great potential for developing literacy skills for young learners including vocabulary, comprehension, text structure awareness, visual literacy, ... -
Can children's instructional gameplay activity be used as a predictive indicator of reading skills?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)For children who may face reading difficulties, early intervention is a societal priority. However, early intervention requires early detection. While much research has approached the issue of identification through measuring ... -
Players' progression through GraphoGame, an early literacy game: Influence of game design and context of play
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Researchers of serious games frequently investigate outcomes of play but overlook the underlying game-design components that drive those outcomes. In this paper, I aim to show how game design and context of play influence ... -
Exploring associations between supervisory support, teacher burnout and classroom emotional climate: the moderating role of pupil teacher ratio
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)In previous studies on classroom emotional climate (CEC), factors related to teacher’s working conditions have rarely been included. Thus, in the current study, we examined associations between supervisory support, teacher ... -
Is a faster pace of letter instruction associated with other teaching practices?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The past few years have seen a shift towards a faster pace of letter instruction in Norwegian firstgrade classrooms. Introducing the letters faster has the potential to alter teaching practices more generally, not only by ... -
Assessing handwriting: a method for detailed analysis of letter-formation accuracy and fluency
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Educationally-oriented measures of handwriting fluency – tasks such as written alphabet recall and sentence copying – conflate graphomotor skill and various higher-level abilities. Direct measurement of pen control when ... -
Do you read me? Associations between perceived teacher emotional support, reader self‑concept, and reading achievement
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The aim of the current study was to examine the associations among perceived teacher emotional support, reader self-concept, and reading achievement in a sample of children (n = 2888) at the end of first grade. Structural ... -
Study protocol: DigiHand – the emergence of handwriting skills in digital classooms
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This protocol article presents the project “DigiHand: The emergence of handwriting skills in digital classrooms.”1 The project is a longitudinal natural experiment investigating how the use of different writing tools ... -
Screening for slow reading acquisition in Norway and Finland – a quest for context specific predictors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Early identification of children at risk of developing reading difficulties is crucial for effective interventions. While orthographies and educational contexts differ, predictors included in early at-risk screening tend ... -
What can Parents’ Self-report of Reading Difficulties Tell Us about Their Children’s Emergent Literacy at School Entry?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Research has linked family risk (FR) of reading difficulties (RD) with children's difficulties in emergent literacy development. This study is the first to apply parents' self-report of RD as a proxy for FR in a large ... -
Human Pacemakers and Experiential Reading
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This paper applies an embodied perspective to the study of reading and has a two-fold aim: (i) to discuss how reading is best understood in terms of cultural-cognitive performance that involves living bodies who actively ... -
Levels of skills and predictive patterns of reading comprehension in bilingual children with an early age of acquisition
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Bilingualism appears to be related to poor language and reading comprehension in the instructional language (L2). However, in the long term, an early age of second language acquisition (AoA) may produce higher levels of ... -
Regaining autonomy, competence, and relatedness: Experiences from two Shared Reading groups for people diagnosed with cancer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This study explored 12 cancer patients’ experiences from participating in an online and on-site Shared Reading group for 16 weeks in Norway. Shared Reading is a practice in which prose and poetry are read aloud in small ... -
Special education in Norwegian early childhood education and care: a document analysis of special education assistance provided to children with language disorders
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This study aims to investigate the characteristics of special educational assistance provided to children with language disorders (LDs) attending ordinary early childhood education and care institutions (ECECs) in Norway, ... -
In Pursuit of a Multimodal Ensemble in a Stop-motion Animation Movie Created by Six Young Children
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)In this article, the authors explore the visual and auditive modes in a stop-motion animation movie created by six young children in collaboration with their teacher. Drawing on social semiotic multimodal perspectives as ... -
Eye movements and mental imagery during reading of literary texts in different narrative styles
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Based on Kuzmičová’s [1] phenomenological typology of narrative styles, we studied the specific contributions of mental imagery to literary reading experience and to reading behavior by combining questionnaires with ... -
Hverandrevurdering - En kvalitativ studie om hva som kjennetegner tiendetrinnselevers hverandrevurdering i norskfaget
(Master thesis, 2022)Utdanningsdirektoratet (2020) definerer underveisvurdering som all vurdering som skjer før avslutningen av opplæringen, og at underveisvurdering skal være en integrert del av opplæringen til elevene. Prinsipper for god ...