In the research project SpedAims Kohort we want to find out more about how children growing up in Norway develop in important areas such as language, reading, writing, mathematics and social skills. The study will follow around 750 children from all over Norway in the last two years of kindergarten and further into school.
Facts about SpedAims Kohort
Investigating
children's development of language, reading, writing, mathematics and social skills.
A collaboration
between SpedAims and Norwegian municipalities throughout the country.
Funded
by The Research Council of Norway and all the partners.
We need more knowledge
There are many studies that have investigated how children develop language and reading skills. In contrast, we have less knowledge about children's development of mathematical skills. At the same time, most studies have been conducted in English-speaking countries, and we currently know less about how transferable this research is to a Norwegian context. Previous studies in Norway have generally included relatively few children, and findings from such studies are therefore associated with a lot of uncertainty.
In SpedAims Kohort, we ask:
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What are characteristic features of children's development in areas such as language, reading, writing and mathematics and social and emotional skills?
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What are early risk and protective factors for the development of difficulties, such as mathematics difficulties, language difficulties and dyslexia?
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Which existing mapping tools can best identify children who have or are at risk of developing later difficulties in various areas?
SpedAims - Centre for Research on Special Needs Education and Inclusive Practice is a collaboration between special educational research environments at the University of Oslo, the University of Stavanger, the University of Bergen, the University of Agder and Nord University.
Contact persons in SpedAims Kohort
Øistein Anmarkrud
Professor of Special Needs Education at the Department of Special Needs Education, University of Oslo.
22 85 80 46
Bjarte Furnes
Associate Professor in Special Needs Education at The Departement of Eduacation, University of Bergen.
55 58 68 74
Janaina Hartveit Lie
Associate Professor at The Departement of Eduacation, University of Agder.
993 21 492
Hilde Lowell Gunnerud
Associate Professor at The Norwegian Reading Centre, University of Stavanger.
51 83 32 69
Natallia Bahdanovich Hanssen
Professor at The Faculty of Education and Arts, Nord University.
75 51 77 64