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Radboud University, 27 januari 2023, Promotores : Verhoeven, L.T.W., Segers, P.C.J. Co-promotor : Kleemans, M.A.J., Contains fulltext : 284819.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access), Learning how to read and spell requires a closely knit knowledge network with an understanding of meaning (semantics), sound (phonology) and letters (orthography). The more intricate this network, the easier it is to learn how to read and spell. Children with dyslexia often struggle to develop the phonological area of this network. The resulting phonological deficits can lead to reading and spelling problems. In his dissertation, Robin van Rijthoven explored whether children could use their strengths in the other two areas to limit the damage in this area. As it happens, they can. Van Rijthoven found that children with a strong semantic network were better readers and spellers and more capable of improving their spelling skills during treatment than children with a weaker network. He also found that children with dyslexia, regardless of their phonological deficits, benefited from an integrated approach to reading and spelling with a relatively strong focus on spelling. Stimulating the orthographic network also appeared to have a compensatory effect.

Contains fulltext : 297287.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access), Radboud University, 09 november 2023, Promotores : Verhoeven, L.T.W., Segers, P.C.J. Co-promotores : Tellings, A.E.J.M., Burk, W.J., 144 p.

Radboud University, 07 september 2020, Promotor : Verhoeven, L.T.W., Contains fulltext : 221853.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access), Reading comprehension is one of the most important skills that children acquire in primary school. Children whose home language is different from the school language often struggle with reading comprehension. To better understand the source of reading comprehension problems in second language readers, Henriette Raudszus investigated reading processes at the word, sentence, and text level in first and second language readers. Results of this dissertation highlight the importance of integration processes at the word, sentence, and text level in children’s reading comprehension development, whether it takes place in a first or a second language. First, how well readers are able to integrate sub-lexical semantic information and semantic information from the sentence context is associated with reading comprehension outcomes. L2 readers show relative strengths in the processing of morphological information, and relative weaknesses in using semantic information from the sentence context, especially when vocabulary knowledge is low. Second, vocabulary and decoding contribute to morphosyntactic processing, but also have a direct influence on reading comprehension. In addition, word-to-text integration contributes to reading comprehension over and above the individual contribution of word and sentence processing. Building a situation model of a text is a relative strength of L2 readers. Lastly, structural relationships between component processes of reading comprehension are relatively invariant across L1 and L2 readers. However, local integration processes are a weak point for L2 readers with low vocabulary, and this limits reading comprehension growth in this population. In L2 readers, first-language knowledge also positively contributes to reading comprehension outcomes.

Radboud University, 08 juni 2017, Promotores : Verhoeven, L.T.W., McQueen, J.M., Segers, P.C.J., Contains fulltext : 169328.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)

Radboud University, 13 maart 2017, Promotores : Verhoeven, L.T.W., Balkom, L.J.M. van, Segers, P.C.J., Contains fulltext : 167031.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)

Radboud University, 24 maart 2017, Promotores : Verhoeven, L.T.W., Fernandez, G.S.E., Segers, P.C.J. Co-promotor : Takashima, A., Contains fulltext : 167407.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)

Radboud University, 24 maart 2017, Promotores : Verhoeven, L.T.W., Fernandez, G.S.E., Segers, P.C.J. Co-promotor : Takashima, A., Contains fulltext : 167407.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)

Radboud University, 13 maart 2017, Promotores : Verhoeven, L.T.W., Balkom, L.J.M. van, Segers, P.C.J., Contains fulltext : 167031.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)

Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, 16 maart 2015, Promotor : Verhoeven, L.T.W. Co-promotor : Segers, P.C.J., Contains fulltext : 138657.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)

Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, 13 oktober 2015, Promotor : Verhoeven, L.T.W. Co-promotor : Segers, P.C.J., Contains fulltext : 143593.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)

Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, 13 oktober 2015, Promotor : Verhoeven, L.T.W. Co-promotor : Segers, P.C.J., Contains fulltext : 143593.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)

Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, 04 november 2013, Promotores : Verhoeven, L.T.W., Serniclaes, W. Co-promotor : Segers, P.C.J., Contains fulltext : 115718.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)

Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, 03 april 2013, Promotor : Verhoeven, L.T.W. Co-promotor : Segers, P.C.J., Contains fulltext : 107692.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)

Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, 05 december 2012, Promotores : Verhoeven, L.T.W., Hagoort, P. Co-promotores : Segers, P.C.J., Alphen, P.M. van, Contains fulltext : 100601.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)