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Pan, Jue; Lin, Dan – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2020
This study investigated the direct and indirect roles of verbal and visuospatial memory in Chinese reading comprehension. One hundred twenty-eight Cantonese-speaking children participated in the study at the end of their 3rd year of kindergarten in Hong Kong. Both verbal and visuospatial memory were found to be significantly associated with…
Descriptors: Visual Perception, Spatial Ability, Memory, Predictor Variables
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Tahan, Sandy; Cline, Tony; Messaoud-Galusi, Souhila – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2011
This study explored the relationship among pre-reading skills, language proficiency, and visual perceptual abilities in 150 children who had been exposed to both English and Arabic (mean age 70 months). Information regarding language proficiency was gathered indirectly through reports from teachers and parents and directly through children's test…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Language Dominance, Phonology, Phonological Awareness