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The Contributions of Attentional Control Components, Phonological Awareness, and Working Memory to Reading Ability
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Rezaei, Akbar; Mousanezhad Jeddi, Elnaz – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2020
This study aimed to examine the relationship between the components of attentional control, phonological awareness, and working memory with reading. 209 students (109 females and 150 males with the mean age of 9 years) completed Integrated Visual and Auditory Continuous Performance Test, digit span subscale of WISC-IV, Reading Test, and…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Phonological Awareness, Short Term Memory, Elementary School Students
The Development of Cognitive Skills and Gains in Academic School Readiness for Children from Low-Income Families
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Welsh, Janet A.; Nix, Robert L.; Blair, Clancy; Bierman, Karen L.; Nelson, Keith E. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2010
This study examined developmental associations between growth in domain-general cognitive processes (working memory and attention control) and growth in domain-specific skills (emergent literacy and numeracy) across the prekindergarten year and their relative contributions to kindergarten reading and math achievement. One hundred sixty-four Head…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Low Income Groups, Preschool Education, Reading Achievement