The relationships between phonological sensitivity, syntactic processing, and verbal working memory in the reading performance of third-grade children

Article Abstract:

Phonological sensitivity predicts reading performance and verbal working memory predicts word recognition in third grade children. However, syntactic processing fails to predict word recognition and reading comprehension. This supports the phonological limitation hypothesis. Little specificity exists between syntactic and word-level processing. Correlations between reading problems and deficits in syntactic awareness are epiphenomena of defects in phonological processing.

Analysis, Word recognition, Memory in children, Children's memory, Syntax

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Speech perception, lexicality, and reading skill

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This article examines a study conducted on a group of 7 year olds in which 26 poor readers were compared with 36 strong readers. The authors, exploring the relationship between speech perception and lexical information, maintain poor readers demonstrated less defined categorical perception in phoneme identification and category boundary, arguing lexicon may serve as a mechanism to resolve ambiguities in speech perception.

United States, Child psychology, Speech perception in children, Childhood speech perception, Lexical phonology

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Phonological processing in reading Chinese among normally achieving and poor readers

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This article examines the reading skills of normal and low achieving readers in Hong Kong. The authors, testing 94 Chinese children in grades first through sixth, maintain younger normal and poor readers made more semantic and visual errors, whereas older and normal achieving readers made more phonological errors, concluding phonological processing plays a significant role in Chinese reading skills.

Hong Kong, Psychological aspects, Grammar, Chinese, Chinese (Asian people), Chinese language

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