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

Project Information

EARLYMATH

Grant agreement ID: 101002966

DOI

10.3030/101002966

EC signature date 13 April 2021

Start date 1 September 2021

End date 31 August 2026

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Total cost

€ 1 999 608,00

EU contribution

€ 1 999 608,00

Coordinated by

JYVASKYLAN YLIOPISTO
Finland

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Publications

Other (6)

Resilience Mechanisms in Arithmetic: Identification of Promotive and Protective Factors

Author(s): Maria Psyridou, Tuire Koponen, Minna Torppa, Rebecca Bull, Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen
Published in: submitted, now OSF, 2024
Publisher: OSF
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/ydrcp

Reading Anxiety’s Longitudinal Associations With Reading Skills and Reading Interest From Second to Third Grade

Author(s): Shengyun Cui, Daria Khanolainen, Tuire Koponen, Jenni Salminen, Minna Torppa
Published in: 2026
Publisher: Center for Open Science
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/2gn56_v2

Understanding Reading Development: The Interplay of Fluency, Engagement, and Reading Anxiety in Early Grades

Author(s): Andrea Salins, Daria Khanolainen, Serje Robidoux, Maria Psyridou, Jenni Salminen, Minna Torppa
Published in: submitted, now OSF, 2026
Publisher: Center for Open Science
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/evnct_v1

Longitudinal Associations between Home Math Environment, Parental Math Skills and Children’s Arithmetic Fluency

Author(s): Lotta Sieppi, Daria Khanolainen, Eija Räikkönen, Elsje van Bergen, Jenni Salminen, Tuire Koponen, Minna Torppa
Published in: submitted, now OSF, 2026
Publisher: OSF
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/dt647_v1

The Interplay between Math and Reading Anxiety and Academic Skills in Primary School: A Longitudinal Study

Author(s): Marek Matouš Bula, Daria Khanolainen, Tuire Koponen, Riikka Sorvo, Minna Torppa
Published in: submitted, now OSF, 2025
Publisher: OSF
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/jwh6m_v1

Newborn infants show neural sensitivity to changes in auditorily presented numerical information

Author(s): Kaisa Lohvansuu, Jarmo Hamalainen, Tiina Parviainen, Hanna-Maija Lapinkero, Daniel Ansari, Bert De Smedt, Minna Torppa, Tuire Koponen
Published in: 2026
Publisher: Center for Open Science
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/6ndur_v1

Peer reviewed articles (19)

Early prediction of math difficulties with the use of a neural networks model

Author(s): Psyridou, M., Koponen, T., Tolvanen, A., Aunola, K., Lerkkanen, M.-K., Poikkeus, A.-M., & Torppa, M.
Published in: Journal of Educational Psychology, 2024, ISSN 0022-0663
Publisher: American Psychological Association
DOI: 10.1037/edu0000835

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

Author(s): Lerkkanen, M.-K., Pakarinen, E., Salminen, J., & Torppa, M.
Published in: Reading and Writing, 2022, ISSN 0922-4777
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s11145-022-10358-3

Developmental Profiles of Arithmetic Fluency Skills from Grades 1 to 9 and their Early Identification

Author(s): Maria Psyridou; Minna Torppa; Asko Tolvanen; Anna-Maija Poikkeus; Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen; Tuire Koponen
Published in: Developmental Psychology, 2023, ISSN 0012-1649
Publisher: American Psychological Association
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/cn83p

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

Author(s): Daria Khanolainen, Maria Psyridou, Kenneth Eklund, Tuija Aro, Minna Torppa
Published in: Scientific Studies of Reading, Issue 28, 2024, Page(s) 485-509, ISSN 1088-8438
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc.
DOI: 10.1080/10888438.2024.2346323

A Register Study Suggesting Homotypic and Heterotypic Comorbidity Among Individuals With Learning Disabilities

Author(s): Tuija Aro; Reeta Neittaanmäki; Elisa Korhonen; Heli Riihimäki; Minna Torppa
Published in: Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024, ISSN 0022-2194
Publisher: SAGE Publications
DOI: 10.1177/00222194221150230

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

Author(s): Daria Khanolainen; Cara Verwimp; Jurgen Tijms; Asko Tolvanen; Jenni Salminen; Minna Torppa
Published in: Journal of Research in Reading, 2024, ISSN 0141-0423
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9817.12445

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

Author(s): Khanolainen, Daria; Koponen, Tuire; Eklund, Kenneth; Gerike, Georgia; Psyridou, Maria; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina; Aro, Mikko; Torppa, Minna
Published in: Learning and Individual Differences, 2023, ISSN 1041-6080
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2023.102321

Development of brain responses to speech sounds and associations with reading and reading related skills in adults with childhood dyslexia

Author(s): Aino Sorsa, Ariane Tretow, Weiyong Xu, Georgia Gerike, Kaisa Lohvansuu, Jarmo A. Hämäläinen, Paavo H.T. Leppänen
Published in: International Journal of Psychophysiology, Issue 222, 2026, Page(s) 113339, ISSN 0167-8760
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2026.113339

Longitudinal associations between parental depressive symptoms and child behavior: A random intercept cross-lagged panel model.

Author(s): Zhiyang Feng, Asko Tolvanen, Minna Torppa, Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen, Kenneth Eklund, Eija Pakarinen
Published in: Developmental Psychology, 2026, ISSN 0012-1649
Publisher: American Psychological Association
DOI: 10.1037/dev0002155

Predicting Adolescent Arithmetic and Reading Dysfluency

Author(s): Tuire Koponen, Kenneth Eklund, Kaisa Aunola, Anna-Maija Poikkeus, Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen, Minna Torppa
Published in: Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024, ISSN 0022-2194
Publisher: SAGE Publications
DOI: 10.1177/00222194241275644

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

Author(s): Khanolainen, Daria; Salminen, Jenni; Eklund, Kenneth; Lerkkanen, Marja‐Kristiina; Torppa, Minna
Published in: Reading Research Quarterly, 2023, ISSN 0034-0553
Publisher: International Reading Association, Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/rrq.482

Experienced Protective Factors While Growing up With Reading Disability

Author(s): Tuija Aro, Mari-Lotta Rossi, Leena Paakkari, Minna Torppa
Published in: Learning Disability Quarterly, Issue 48, 2026, Page(s) 173-187, ISSN 0731-9487
Publisher: Council for Learning Disabilities
DOI: 10.1177/07319487241302309

Machine learning predicts upper secondary education dropout as early as the end of primary school

Author(s): Maria Psyridou, Fabi Prezja, Minna Torppa, Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen, Anna-Maija Poikkeus, Kati Vasalampi
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 14, 2024, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-63629-0

Development of Numeracy and Literacy Skills in Early Childhood—A Longitudinal Study on the Roles of Home Environment and Familial Risk for Reading and Math Difficulties

Author(s): Salminen, J., Khanolainen, D., Koponen, T., Torppa, M., & Lerkkanen, M.-K.
Published in: Frontiers in Education, 2021, ISSN 2504-284X
Publisher: Frontiers
DOI: 10.3389/feduc.2021.725337

Associations Between Children’s Literacy Skills and Home Literacy Environment Factors in a Low-Income Context

Author(s): Deepti Bora, Jenni Ruotsalainen, Anna-Maija Poikkeus, Minna Torppa
Published in: International Journal of Early Childhood, 2026, ISSN 0020-7187
Publisher: Irish University Press
DOI: 10.1007/s13158-026-00498-w

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

Author(s): Minna Torppa; Tuija Aro; Kenneth Eklund; Rauno Parrila; Anna-Kaija Eloranta; Timo Ahonen
Published in: Reading and Writing, 2023, ISSN 0922-4777
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s11145-023-10461-z

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

Author(s): Maria Psyridou, Asko Tolvanen, Tuire Koponen, Kaisa Aunola, Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen, Anna-Maija Poikkeus, Minna Torppa
Published in: Developmental Psychology, Issue 61, 2025, Page(s) 1196-1209, ISSN 0012-1649
Publisher: American Psychological Association
DOI: 10.1037/dev0001944

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

Author(s): Minna Torppa, Maria Psyridou, Daria Khanolainen, Tuire Koponen, Jenni Salminen
Published in: Learning and Instruction, Issue 97, 2025, Page(s) 102080, ISSN 0959-4752
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2025.102080

Predicting adult-age mental health with childhood reading and math disability: do resilience and coping styles matter?

Author(s): Tuija Aro, Ahmet Bilal Özbek, Minna Torppa
Published in: Annals of Dyslexia, 2024, ISSN 0736-9387
Publisher: International Dyslexia Association
DOI: 10.1007/s11881-023-00290-8