Genetic influence on literacy constructs in kindergarten and first grade: evidence from a diverse twin sample.

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Historically, twin research on reading has been conducted on older children and the generalizability of results across racial/ethnic/socioeconomic groups is unclear. To address these gaps, early literacy skills were examined among 1,401 twin pairs in kindergarten and 1,285 twin pairs in first grade (ages 5-7). A multi-group analysis was conducted separately for subsamples defined by neighborhood income while...

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