• The Dyslexia Marker Test for Children: Development and Validation of a New Test 

      Nergård-Nilssen, Trude; Friborg, Oddgeir (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-28)
      This article describes the development and psychometric properties of a new Dyslexia Marker Test for Children (Dysmate-C). The test was designed to identify Norwegian students who need special instructional attention. The computerized test includes measures of letter knowledge, phoneme awareness, rapid automatized naming, working memory, decoding, and spelling skills. Data were collected data ...
    • Early markers of language delay in children with and without family risk for dyslexia 

      Unhjem, Astrid; Eklund, Kenneth; Nergård-Nilssen, Trude (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-06)
      This study examined the extent to which receptive and productive vocabulary between ages 12 and 18 months predicted language skills at age 24 months in children born with family risk for dyslexia (FR) and a control group born without that risk. The aim was to identify possible markers of early language delay. The authors monitored vocabulary growth in 32 FR children and 21 control children longitudinally ...
    • The effects of book exposure and reading interest on oral language skills of children with and without a familial risk of dyslexia 

      Caglar-Ryeng, Ømur; Eklund, Kenneth; Nergård-Nilssen, Trude (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-28)
      The potential role of home literacy environment (HLE) in children's language development has been widely studied. However, data on the HLE of children with familial risk (FR) of dyslexia are limited. In this longitudinal study, we examined (a) whether amount of book exposure and reading interest at age 4 were different in samples of Norwegian FR and no FR‐children, respectively, (b) whether these ...
    • Lexical and grammatical development in children at family risk of dyslexia from early childhood to school entry: a cross-lagged analysis 

      Caglar-Ryeng, Ømur; Eklund, Kenneth; Nergård-Nilssen, Trude (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-18)
      The aim of this study was to examine (a) the development of vocabulary and grammar in children with family-risk (FR) of dyslexia and their peers with no such risk (NoFR) between ages 1;6 and 6;0, and (b) whether FR-status exerted an effect on the direction of temporal relationships between these two constructs. Groups were assessed at seven time-points using standardised tests and parental reports. ...
    • School‐entry language outcomes in late talkers with and without a family risk of dyslexia 

      Caglar-Ryeng, Ømur; Eklund, Kenneth; Nergård-Nilssen, Trude (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-17)
      Children with familial risk (FR) of dyslexia and children with early language delay are known to be at risk for later language and literacy difficulties. However, research addressing long‐term outcomes in children with both risk factors is scarce. This study tracked FR and No‐FR children identified as late talkers at 2 years of age and reports development from 4;6 through 6 years. We examined the ...