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Rusli, Yazmin Ahmad; Montgomery, James W. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2017
Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine whether extant language (lexical) knowledge or domain-general working memory is the better predictor of comprehension of object relative sentences for children with typical development. We hypothesized that extant language knowledge, not domain-general working memory, is the better predictor. Method:…
Descriptors: Children, Reading Comprehension, Sentences, Lexicology
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Stipek, Deborah; Valentino, Rachel A. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2015
Longitudinal data from the children of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) were used to assess how well measures of short-term and working memory and attention in early childhood predicted longitudinal growth trajectories in mathematics and reading comprehension. Analyses also examined whether changes in memory and attention were more…
Descriptors: Young Children, Longitudinal Studies, National Surveys, Short Term Memory