Environment plays key role in developing reading skills, study finds
Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 00:28
in Psychology & Sociology
While genetics play a key role in children's initial reading skills, a new study of twins is the first to demonstrate that environment plays an important role in reading growth over time. The results give further evidence that children can make gains in reading during their early school years, above and beyond the important genetic factors that influence differences in reading.