Peer Selection and Influence on Children's Reading Skills in Early Primary Grades: A Social Network Approach

Autor/inn/en	Kiuru, Noona; DeLay, Dawn; Laursen, Brett; Burk, William J.; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina; Poikkeus, Anna-Maija; Nurmi, Jari-Erik
Titel	Peer Selection and Influence on Children's Reading Skills in Early Primary Grades: A Social Network Approach
Quelle	In: Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 30 (2017) 7, S.1473-1500 (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kiuru, Noona)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0922-4777
DOI	10.1007/s11145-017-9733-5
Schlagwörter	Longitudinal Studies; Foreign Countries; Grade 1; Grade 2; Grade 3; Grade 4; Elementary School Students; Reading Skills; Peer Influence; Reading Fluency; Reading Comprehension; Interviews; Self Concept; Network Analysis; Friendship; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Ausland; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Leseverstehen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Selbstkonzept; Netzplantechnik; Freundschaft; Finnland
Abstract	This longitudinal study from Grades 1 to 4 investigated (a) the extent to which children select peers based on similarity in reading skills and (b) the extent to which children are influenced by the level of their peers' reading skills. The sample consisted of 1003 Finnish children in Grades 1-4, for whom reading fluency and comprehension were assessed. The same children were interviewed about their self-concept of reading ability at the end of kindergarten. The results of social network analysis showed that children had a tendency to choose new friends based on earlier similarity in reading fluency but not in reading comprehension. Furthermore, children became more similar to their friends in reading fluency and reading comprehension. Children with a high self-concept of reading ability and high reading fluency were particularly likely to be positively influenced by peers with high reading fluency. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01