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Zhao, Aiping; Guo, Ying; Dinnesen, Megan Schneider – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2022
This study examined the direct and indirect relations of foundational language skills (vocabulary, syntactic knowledge, and orthographic knowledge), higher-order cognitive skills (inference making and comprehension monitoring), and word reading to reading comprehension in Chinese. Consistent with the hierarchical relations specified in the Direct…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Vocabulary, Syntax, Written Language
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Brimo, Danielle; Schuele, C. Melanie; Lund, Emily – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2022
Children with developmental language disorder (DLD) exhibit weaknesses in the syntactic aspects of language that affect their spoken language (i.e., speaking and listening) and written language (i.e., reading and writing). Speech-language pathologists (SLP) who work with children with DLD are the team member with the greatest expertise in syntax.…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Speech Language Pathology, Syntax, Graduate Students
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Leong, Che Kan; Shum, Mark Shiu Kee; Tai, Chung Pui; Ki, Wing Wah; Zhang, Dongbo – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2019
This study examined the contribution of the constructs of orthographic processing (orthographic choice and orthographic choice in context), syntactic processing (grammaticality and sentence integrity), and verbal working memory (two reading span indicators) to written Chinese composition (narration, explanation, and argumentation) in 129…
Descriptors: Syntax, Grammar, Sentences, Verbal Communication
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Taylor, Nicole A.; Greenberg, Daphne; Laures-Gore, Jacqueline; Wise, Justin C. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2012
This study investigated the syntactic ability of 82 struggling adult readers who recognize words between the third and fifth grade levels. Analysis of the adults' performance on the TOLD-I:3 indicated that they were deficient on the syntactic task. Correlations found the struggling adult readers' oral language skills, written language skills, and…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Syntax, Written Language, Oral Language
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Berninger, Virginia W.; Richards, Todd L.; Abbott, Robert D. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2015
In Study 1, children in grades 4-9 (N = 88, 29 females and 59 males) with persisting reading and/or writing disabilities, despite considerable prior specialized instruction in and out of school, were given an evidence-based comprehensive assessment battery at the university while parents completed questionnaires regarding past and current history…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7