Search for dissertations about: "thesis on reading problems"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 67 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis on reading problems.

2. 1. Reading acquisition and self-concept

   Author : Karin Taube; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; reading acquisition; self-concept; reading disabilities; underachievement; LISREL-analyses;

   Abstract : The main purpose of the present dissertation was to dismember and reconstruct some aspects of the complex relationship between literacy development and self-concept. Two main principles were included in the general design of the longitudinal investigation. READ MORE

4. 2. Childhood Bilingualism and Reading Difficulties : Insights from Cognition and Pedagogy

   Author : Niloufar Jalali-Moghadam; Reza Kormi-Nouri; Christina Hedman; Mila Dimitrova Vulchanova; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; bilingualism; reading difficulties; children; second language reading; cognition; special education; teachers; pedagogy; Psykologi; Psychology;

   Abstract : We are living in a world in which bi/multilingualism has become commonplace within everyday life for a great number of people. Research has shown that bilingualism produces various cognitive consequences. These effects are generally seen as positive and contributing to an enhanced level of cognitive processing. READ MORE

5. 3. Children with Cochlear Implants : Cognition and Reading Ability

   Author : Malin Wass; Björn Lyxell; Birgitta Sahlén; Birgitta Larsby; Anita McAllister; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : Cochlear implants; children; working memory; phonological skills; lexical access; reading ability; Cochleaimplantat; barn; arbetsminne; fonologiska färdigheter; lexikal aktivering; läsförmåga.; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : The present thesis investigated cognitive ability in children with severe to profound hearing impairment who have received cochlear implants (CIs). The auditory stimulation from a cochlear implant early in life influences most cognitive functions as a consequence of the plasticity of the brain in the young child. READ MORE

6. 4. Bookonomy : The Consumption Practice and Value of Book Reading

   Author : Pamela Schultz Nybacka; Pierre de Monthoux Guillet; Thomas Bay; Margaret Hogg; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Consumption practice; Reading; Literacy; Books; Value; Consummation; Post-scarcity; Bookonomy; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Administration; företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : In contemporary society, book readers are increasingly being valued as consumers. Literacy and reading are often subjected to an economic logic and seen as constituting economic operations in themselves. READ MORE

7. 5. Reading Difficulties and the Twofold Character of Language : How to Understand Dyslexia

   Author : Lars Lundström; Bo Ekehammar; Dirk J. Bakker; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Psychiatry; reading acquisition; dyslexia; logographic; pictographic; phonographic; ortographic reading; image symbol transition; metaphor; metonym; Psykiatri; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : The present longitudinal study, which comprised 125 children from Grade 2 (typal age: 8) to Grade 6 (typal age: 13), examines and interprets the results of several decoding and reading comprehension tests. A point of departure is the proposition that there may be a lack of concepts about central questions that help interpret the results of an expanding test practice in the educational system. READ MORE