Naslov
The Underlying Skills Essential for Success in Reading Acquisition: Cross-linguistic Evidence.

Autori
Zaretsky, Elena ; Core, Cynthia ; Kuvač Kraljević, Jelena

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Skup
Fifteenth Annual Meeting Society for the Scientific Study of Reading

Mjesto i datum
Asheville (NC), Sjedinjene Američke Države, 10.07.2008. - 12.07.2008

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
phonological awareness (PA); reading acquisition; vocabulary

Sažetak
Purpose: Phonological awareness (PA) and vocabulary skills are widely assumed to be essential for reading acquisition and strong predictors for success. We addressed the question of the nature of the underlying cognitive resources, such as phonological memory (PM) and working memory (WM) capacity that should be available to pre-readers for achieving success in reading. We hypothesized that there is a strong correlation between PM and WM capacity and different aspects of PA skills, as well as vocabulary. We also hypothesized that this correlation should be seen regardless of language of the input, i.e. transparent vs. opaque language. Method: 20 English- and 20 Croatian-speaking typical language pre-readers (mean age 5 ; 3) participated in this study. All children were administered Nonword repetition task (NWR), measure of WM capacity, tasks addressing all components of PA, and PPVT as vocabulary measure. Results: Our results indicate significant interactions between the measures of PM, WM capacity and different aspects of PA, as well as vocabulary, regardless of language of exposure. Summary: This finding indicates that the underlying cognitive processes required for reading are unified and independent of language of input. This line of research is essential for application to the disordered population at risk for reading failure.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Pedagogija

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