Prof. Bus, A.G. (Adriana)

Position:
  • Full professor
Expertise:
  • Emergent literacy


Telephone number: +31 (0)71 527 3392
E-Mail: bus@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
Faculty / Department: Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen, Instituut Pedagogische Wetenschappen, Orthopedagogiek
Office Address: Pieter de la Court gebouw
Wassenaarseweg 52
2333 AK Leiden
Room number 4A18


Recent publications

  • Bus, A.G., & Neuman, S.B. (Editors) (2010). Multimedia and Literacy Development: Improving Achievement for Young Learners (291 pagina’s) New York: Taylor & Francis Group.
  • Bus, A.G., Verhallen, M.J.A.J., & de Jong, T.M. (2010). How Onscreen Storybooks Contribute to Early Literacy. In: Adriana G. Bus & Susan B. Neuman (Editors), Multimedia and Literacy Development. Improving Achievement for Young Learners (pp.153-167). New York: Taylor & Francis Group.
  • Both-de Vries, A.C., & Bus, A.G. (2010). The proper name as starting point for basic reading skills. Reading and Writing, 23, 173-187. DOI 10.1007/s11145-008-9158-2
  • Verhallen, M.J.A.J., & Bus, A.G. (2010). Low-Income Immigrant Pupils Learning Vocabulary through Digital Picture Storybooks. Journal of Educational Psychology, 102, 54-61. DOI: 10.1037/a0017133.     
  • Mol, S.E., & Bus, A.G. (2011). To read or not to read: A meta-analysis of print exposure from infancy to early adulthood. Psychological Bulletin, 137(2), 267-296. doi: 10.1037/a0021890
  • Both-de Vries, A.C., & Bus, A.G. (2010). It’s all in the name. In: D.Aram & O. Korat (Eds.), Literacy Studies, Literacy Development and Enhancement Across Orthographies and Cultures (pp.3-16). New York: Springer.
  • Kegel, C.A.T., Bus, A.G., & Van IJzendoorn, M.H. (2011). Differential susceptibility in early literacy instruction through computer games: The role of the Dopamine D4 Receptor Gene (DRD4). Mind, Brain, and Education, 5, 71-78.
  • Davidse, N., de Jong, M.T., Bus, A.G., Huijbregts, S.C.J., & Swaab, H. (2011). Cognitive and Environmental Predictors of Early Literacy Skills. Reading & Writing, 24, 395–412. doi: 10.1007/s11145-010-9233-3
  • Van Dijken, M., Bus, A.G., & de Jong, M.T. (2011). Open Access to Living Books on Internet: A New Chance to Bridge the Linguistic Gap for At-Risk Preschoolers? European Journal of Special Needs Education, 26(3), 299-310.
  • Verhallen, M.J.A.J., & Bus, A.G. (2011). Young second language learners’ visual attention to illustrations in storybooks. Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 11(4), 480–500. doi: 10.1177/1468798411416785
  • Van der Kooy-Hofland, V.A.C., Bus, A.G., & Roskos, K.A. (2011). Effects of a brief but intensive remedial computer intervention in a sub-sample of kindergartners with early literacy delays. Reading and Writing. doi 10.1007/s11145-011-9328-5
  • Bus, A.G., Van IJzendoorn, M.H., & Mol, S.E. (2011). Meta-analysis. In Duke, N.K. & Mallette, M.H., Literacy Research Methodologies, Second Edition (pp 270-300). New York: The Guilford Press.
  • Van der Kooy-Hofland, V., Kegel, C., & Bus, A.G. (2011). Evidence-based computer interventions targeting phonological awareness to prevent reading problems in at-risk young students. In: S. Neuman & D. Dickinson (Eds.), Handbook of Early Literacy Research, Vol 3 (pp 214-227). New York: The Guilford Press.
  • Bus, A.G., Leseman, P.P.M., & Neuman, S.B. (2012). Methods for Preventing Early Academic Difficulties. In: K.R. Harris, S. Graham, T. Urdan (eds. In chief), A.G. Bus, S. Major, & H. L. Swanson (Ass. eds.), APA Educational Psychology Handbook: Application to Learning and Teaching, Volume 3 (pp 527-550). Washington, D.C.: APA.
  • Bus, A.G., & Kegel, C.A.T. (2012). Effects of an adaptive game on early literacy skills in at risk populations. In O. Korat & A. Shamir (Eds.), Technology as a Support for Literacy Achievements for Children at Risk. New York: Springer
  • Kegel, C.A.T., & Bus, A.G. (2012). Feedback as a Pivotal Quality of a Web-Based Early Literacy Computer Program. Journal of Educational Psychology, 104, 182–192. doi: 10.1037/a0025849
  • Tambulukani, G., & Bus, A.G. (2012). Linguistic Diversity: A Contributory Factor to Reading Problems in Zambian Schools. Applied Linguistics, 33/2, 141–160. doi:10.1093/applin/amr039
  • Smeets, D.J.H., & Bus, A.G. (2012). Interactive Electronic Storybooks for Kindergartners to Promote Vocabulary Growth. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 112, 36-55. doi 10.1016/j.jecp.2011.12.003
  • Van der Kooy-Hofland, Van der Kooy, J., Bus, A.G., Van IJzendoorn, M.H., & Bonsel, G. (in press). Differential Susceptibility to Early Literacy Intervention in Children with Mild Perinatal Adversities: Short and Long-Term Effects of a Randomized Control Trial. Journal of Educational Psychology, 104 (2), 337–349. doi 10.1037/a0026984
  • Kegel, C.A.T., & Bus, A.G. (2013). Links between DRD4, executive attention, and alphabetic skills in a nonclinical sample. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry *:* (2013), pp **–**. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2012.02604.x
  • Smeets, D.J.H., van Dijken, M.J., & Bus, A.G. (in press). Using electronic storybooks to support word learning in children with severe language impairments. Journal of Learning Disabilities.
  • Smeets, D.J.H., & Bus, A.G. (in press). Picture storybooks go digital: Pros and cons. In Neuman, S.B., Gambrell, L.B. (Eds.), & Massey, C. (Ass. Ed.), Reading instruction in the age of common core standards. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.