Longitudinal twin study of literacy, language and attention

主要的实际国家利益将是出现关于遗传因素如何与家庭和教育环境的各个方面相互作用以决定儿童识字和语言发展进程的无与伦比的画面。 学前教育和学校教育的决策者将能够利用这些信息指导课程的改进，并制定政策，以便及早识别在这些领域有发展风险的儿童。 作为一个国际项目，这项研究还将促进澳大利亚、美国和斯堪的纳维亚在人类心理学的一个前沿分支-心理发展中基因和环境的相互作用-方面的科学合作。

The primary practical national benefit will be in the unrivalled picture that emerges about how genetic factors interact with aspects of the familial and educational environment to determine the course of children's development in literacy and language. Policy makers in preschool and school education will be able to use the information to guide curriculum refinement and to develop policies for the early identification of children at developmental risk in these domains. As an international project, the research will also promote scientific cooperation between Australia, the USA, and Scandinavia in a cutting-edge branch of human psychology, the interaction of genes and environment in psychological development.