Kindergarten letter knowledge, phonological skills, and memory processes: relative effects on early literacy

Article Abstract:

A study of a group of German children shows that kindergarten phonological skills can be used to predict literacy performance in first and second grades. A high level of letter knowledge also can be a reliable predictor. However, these results vary from those obtained from English speaking populations. Differences in orthography, early literacy knowledge, and the age at which children start reading might account for the variations.

Children, Language and languages, Language acquisition, Verbal ability, Early childhood education, Child communication, Verbal ability in children

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The development of young children's memory strategies: first findings from the Wurzburg longitudinal memory study

Article Abstract:

The first findings of the Wurzburg Longitudinal Memory study, which focuses on children's verbal memory development, particularly the acquisition of memory strategies is discussed. The findings revealed enormous variability in the early acquisition of memory strategies, indicating that the utilization deficiency phenomenon might not be as frequent as is assumed in the relevant literature.

United States, Science & research

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The credibility of children's testimony: Can children control the accuracy of their memory reports?

Article Abstract:

The authors examine the credibility and dependability of children's eyewitness testimony. Topics include recollection, metamemory, and memory enhancement.

Israel, Germany, Statistical Data Included, Testing, Demographic aspects, Witnesses, Recollection (Psychology), Recovered memory (Psychology), Recovered memory, Recall (Memory), Eyewitness identification

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