Minna Torppa

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University of Jyväskylä

Finland

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Minna Torppa is a full professor at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland. Her research focuses on cognitive, motivational, and parental factors influencing reading fluency and comprehension, as well as the development of reading and mathematical skills from childhood through adolescence. Recent publications include studies on reading disabilities, the home math environment, and foundational literacy development, reflecting her commitment to advancing educational practices and understanding. Professor Torppa's work contributes significantly to the fields of educational psychology and child development.

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Pathways to math difficulties -A longitudinal study from birth to school-age

Open Date: 2021-09-01

Close Date: 2026-08-31

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Understanding the link between reading impairments and emotional problems

Open Date: 2020-03-06

Close Date: 2023-03-05

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Technological and Societal Innovations to Cultivate Critical Reading in the Internet Era (CRITICAL)

Open Date: 2020-01-10

Close Date: 2023-09-30

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Understanding risk and protective factors in reading development from birth to adulthood: A multifactorial framework

Open Date: 2017-01-09

Close Date: 2019-12-31

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Understanding risk and protective factors in reading development from birth to adulthood: A multifactorial framework

Open Date: 2014-01-09

Close Date: 2019-08-31

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Elsje van Bergen

University of Amsterdam

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Directional associations in reading and arithmetic fluency development across grades 1 to 9: A random intercept cross-lagged panel model.

Promotive and Protective Effects of Cognitive, Motivational, and Parental Factors on Reading Fluency and Reading Comprehension in Grade 9

Experienced Protective Factors While Growing up With Reading Disability

Role of home math environment in the intergenerational transmission of math skills

Reading and emotional-behavioural development in Finnish children

Predicting Reading Fluency Growth from Grade 2 to Age 23 with Parental and Child Factors

Foundational English literacy development in India: a randomised-control trial using phonics instruction and GraphoLearn

What Explains the Perception of Having Shared Practices Among School Staff for Anti-bullying Work?

Developing and validating an abbreviated adult reading history questionnaire in the Finnish and Dutch contexts

Literacy skills seem to fuel literacy enjoyment, rather than vice versa

Parental influences on the development of single and co-occurring difficulties in reading and arithmetic fluency

Development of silent reading fluency and reading comprehension across grades 1 to 9: unidirectional or bidirectional effects between the two skills?

Reading Development from Kindergarten to Age 18: The Role of Gender and Parental Education

Adolescent reading and math skills and self-concept beliefs as predictors of age 20 emotional well-being

Intergenerational Transmission of Dyslexia: How do Different Identification Methods of Parental Difficulties Influence the Conclusions Regarding Children's Risk for Dyslexia?

Reading and math skills development among Finnish primary school children before and after COVID-19 school closure

Reading Difficulties Identification: A Comparison of Neural Networks, Linear, and Mixture Models

Millainen johtaminen tuki peruskoulujen henkilöstön työhyvinvointia covid-19-pandemiasta johtuneen etäkoulun aikana?

Interpersonal work resources and school personnel well-being before and after lockdown during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in Finland

Collaborators (20)

Elsje van Bergen

Pekka Niemi

Antti Latvala

Kaisa Aunola

Sara Hart

Eero Vuoksimaa

Kati Vasalampi

Miia Sainio

Leena Paakkari

Eija Pakarinen

Timo Ahonen

Tuija Aro

Rauno Parrila

Asko Tolvanen

Jenni Salminen

Mikko Aro

Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen

Genevieve McArthur

Serje Robidoux

Maria Psyridou

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