| The role of inference making and other language skills in the development of narrative listening comprehension in 4–6‐year‐old children J Lepola, J Lynch, E Laakkonen, M Silvén, P Niemi Reading Research Quarterly 47 (3), 259-282, 2012 | 240 | 2012 |
| Spontaneous focusing on numerosity as a domain-specific predictor of arithmetical skills MM Hannula, J Lepola, E Lehtinen Journal of experimental child psychology 107 (4), 394-406, 2010 | 228 | 2010 |
| Development of and relationship between phonological and motivational processes and naming speed in predicting word recognition in grade 1 J Lepola, E Poskiparta, E Laakkonen, P Niemi Scientific studies of reading 9 (4), 367-399, 2005 | 223 | 2005 |
| Motivational‐emotional vulnerability and difficulties in learning to read and spell E Poskiparta, P Niemi, J Lepola, A Ahtola, P Laine British Journal of Educational Psychology 73 (2), 187-206, 2003 | 165 | 2003 |
| The development of motivational orientations as a function of divergent reading careers from pre-school to the second grade J Lepola, P Salonen, M Vauras Learning and Instruction 10 (2), 153-177, 2000 | 131 | 2000 |
| Early oral language comprehension, task orientation, and foundational reading skills as predictors of grade 3 reading comprehension J Lepola, J Lynch, N Kiuru, E Laakkonen, P Niemi Reading Research Quarterly 51 (4), 373-390, 2016 | 117 | 2016 |
| Cognitive-linguistic skills and motivation as longitudinal predictors of reading and arithmetic achievement: A follow-up study from kindergarten to grade 2 J Lepola, P Niemi, M Kuikka, MM Hannula International Journal of Educational Research 43 (4-5), 250-271, 2005 | 114 | 2005 |
| The development of first graders' reading skill as a function of pre-school motivational orientation and phonemic awareness P Salonen, J Lepola, P Niemi European Journal of Psychology of Education 13, 155-174, 1998 | 98 | 1998 |
| Scaffolding interaction in parent-child dyads: Multimodal analysis of parental scaffolding with task and non-task oriented children P Salonen, J Lepola, M Vauras European Journal of Psychology of Education 22, 77-96, 2007 | 78 | 2007 |
| The role of gender and reading competence in the development of motivational orientations from kindergarten to grade 1 J Lepola, J Lepola Early Education and Development 15 (2), 215-240, 2004 | 65 | 2004 |
| Diagnostiset testit 1: Lukeminen ja kirjoittaminen.[Diagnostic Tests 1: Reading and Writing] E Poskiparta, P Niemi, J Lepola Finland: University of Turku, 1994 | 62* | 1994 |
| Long-term development of motivation and cognition in family and school contexts. M Vauras, P Salonen, E Lehtinen, J Lepola Pergamon Press, 2001 | 59 | 2001 |
| The role of the working memory and language skills in the prediction of word problem solving in 4-to 7-year-old children M Kyttälä, P Aunio, J Lepola, J Hautamäki Educational Psychology 34 (6), 674-696, 2014 | 52 | 2014 |
| Matemaattisten taitojen kehittyminen esi-ja alkuopetuksen aikana: Mitkä tekijät ennakoivat aritmeettisten taitojen kehitystä MM Hannula, J Lepola Teoksessa J. Lepola & MM Hannula (toim.) Kohti koulua. Kielellisten …, 2006 | 46 | 2006 |
| Motivational vulnerability as a challenge for educational interventions M Vauras, T Rauhanummi, R Kinnunen, J Lepola International Journal of Educational Research 31 (6), 515-531, 1999 | 46 | 1999 |
| Task avoidance, number skills and parental learning difficulties as predictors of poor response to instruction P Niemi, JE Nurmi, AL Lyyra, MK Lerkkanen, J Lepola, E Poskiparta, ... Journal of learning disabilities 44 (5), 459-471, 2011 | 42 | 2011 |
| Understanding the development of subnormal performance in children from a motivational-interactionist perspective J Lepola, P Salonen, M Vauras, E Poskiparta International review of research in mental retardation 28, 145-189, 2004 | 39 | 2004 |
| Diagnostiset testit 1 E Poskiparta, P Niemi, J Lepola Lukeminen ja kirjoittaminen, 1994 | 37 | 1994 |
| Gender differences in the development of academic self-concept of attainment from the 2nd to the 6th grade: Relations with achievement and perceived motivational orientation J Lepola, J Vauras, H Mäki The Journal of Hellenic Psychological Society 7 (3), 290-308, 2000 | 34 | 2000 |
| Dynamic assessment as a key to understanding student motivation in a classroom context S Järvelä, P Salonen, J Lepola Advances in research on motivation: New directions in measures and methods …, 2001 | 30 | 2001 |
