APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Parallel Growth Despite Lower Starting Points: Reading Development of Children with and without a Migration Background
- Telse Nagler
DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education - Telse Nagler
Center for Individual Development and Adaptive Education of Children at Risk (IDeA) - Telse Nagler
University of Bremen - Fenke Kachisi
Center for Individual Development and Adaptive Education of Children at Risk (IDeA) - Fenke Kachisi
DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education
Abstract
This study examined reading comprehension differences and training trajectories among primary school children with and without migration background. Children with migration background showed lower initial reading skills, but both groups improved similarly over time. Findings indicate persistent baseline disparities, while structured reading training supports comparable developmental progress across groups.
