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Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen
Researcher at University of Jyväskylä
Publications - 205
Citations - 5993
Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen is an academic researcher from University of Jyväskylä. The author has contributed to research in topics: Reading (process) & Reading comprehension. The author has an hindex of 36, co-authored 168 publications receiving 4651 citations. Previous affiliations of Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen include University of Stavanger.
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Developmental Dynamics of Math Performance From Preschool to Grade 2
TL;DR: In this article, the developmental dynamics of mathematical performance during children's transition from preschool to grade 2 and the cognitive antecedents of this development were investigated, and the results indicated that math performance showed high stability and increasing variance over time.
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A Validation of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System in Finnish Kindergartens
Eija Pakarinen,Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen,Anna-Maija Poikkeus,Noona Kiuru,Martti Siekkinen,Helena Rasku-Puttonen,Jari-Erik Nurmi +6 more
TL;DR: Pianta et al. as mentioned in this paper examined the validity and reliability of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS; R. C. Pianta, K. M. La Paro, and B. K. Hamre, 2008).
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Computer-Assisted Remedial Reading Intervention for School Beginners at Risk for Reading Disability
TL;DR: The results indicated that at-risk children require computer-based letter-name and letter-sound training to acquire adequate decoding and spelling skills, and to reach the level of their non-at-risk peers.
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Linguistic and Spatial Skills Predict Early Arithmetic Development via Counting Sequence Knowledge
Xiao Zhang,Tuire Koponen,Pekka Räsänen,Kaisa Aunola,Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen,Jari-Erik Nurmi +5 more
TL;DR: Two studies examined how early linguistic and spatial skills predict later development of arithmetic, and whether counting sequence knowledge mediates these associations, and found that letter knowledge and spatial visualization predicted the level of arithmetic in first grade, and later growth through third grade.
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Reading development subtypes and their early characteristics
Minna Torppa,Asko Tolvanen,Anna-Maija Poikkeus,Kenneth Eklund,Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen,Esko Leskinen,Heikki Lyytinen +6 more
TL;DR: The children with familial risk for dyslexia performed on average at a lower level in all reading tasks than both their classmates and the controls, and they were overrepresented in slow decoders subtype.