Does reading achievement spur independent reading, or vice versa?
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - 02:00
in Psychology & Sociology
Reading achievement at age 10 influences how much independent reading children do at age 11. However, independent reading doesn't directly improve children's achievement in reading, at least among children at the end of elementary school. In addition, individual differences in independent reading among 11-year-olds partly reflect genetic influences on reading achievement at age 10.