A Retrospective Longitudinal Study of Cognitive and Language Skills in Poor Reading Comprehension
Publication Date
1-12-2015
Document Type
Article
Organizational Units
College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, Psychology
Keywords
Core deficits, Longitudinal study, Poor comprehenders, Preschool language skills, Reading comprehension
Abstract
Fifty-six specific poor reading comprehenders (SPRC) were selected in Grade 4 and retrospectively compared to good comprehenders at preschool (age 5) and at the end of kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2. The results revealed deficits in vocabulary, grammar, verbal memory and early deficits in phonological awareness in most of the SPRC sample, beginning in preschool. The reading comprehension deficits in children with SPRC were not as marked in earlier assessments in Grade 1 and 2, probably because of the greater dependence on word decoding in reading comprehension in the early grades.
Copyright Date
1-12-2015
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Scandinavian Psychological Associations and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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Language
English (eng)
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10 pgs
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Publication Title
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
Volume
56
Issue
2
First Page
157
Last Page
166
ISSN
0036-5564
Recommended Citation
Elwér, Å., Gustafson, S., Byrne, B., Olson, R. K., Keenan, J. M., & Samuelsson, S. (2015). A retrospective longitudinal study of cognitive and language skills in poor reading comprehension. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 56(2), 157-166. DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12188