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Haibo Zhang; Rui Chen; Jing Lu; Jiali Wang; Yuanyuan Li; Sha Tao – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2025
This study investigated the unique role of nonverbal reasoning in early English word decoding for native Chinese-speaking children across three studies. In Study 1, 80 Grade 1 and 2 participants completed assessments including nonverbal reasoning tests, English pseudoword reading, Chinese character reading, Chinese phonological awareness (CPA),…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Ability, Abstract Reasoning, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Badger, Julia R.; Howarth, Benjamin C.; Svirko, Elena; Mellanby, Jane – Educational Psychology, 2022
Around 6% of U.K. children are underachieving at school relative to their potential (URP). We explored whether difficulties with phonological decoding, short-term memory (STM), and complex grammar may be responsible. We compared school-based reading test data or formal SATs, and verbal reasoning in 2462 children (150 URP and 2312 non-URP children)…
Descriptors: Underachievement, Reading Achievement, Reading Tests, Abstract Reasoning