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The contribution of short-term memory for serial order to early reading acquisition: Evidence from a longitudinal study
Martinez Perez, Trecy; Majerus, Steve; Poncelet, Martine
2012In Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 111, p. 708-723
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Keywords :
Reading development; Verbal short-term memory; serial order processing
Abstract :
[en] Early reading acquisition skills have been linked to verbal short-term memory (STM) capacity. However, the nature of this relationship remains controversial, since verbal STM, like reading acquisition, depends upon the complexity of underlying phonological processing skills. This longitudinal study addressed the relation between STM and reading decoding acquisition by distinguishing between STM for item and STM for order information, based on recent studies showing that STM for item information recruits underlying phonological representations, but not STM for order information. If there is a specific link between STM and reading decoding acquisition, STM for order information should be an independent predictor of reading decoding acquisition. Tasks maximizing STM for serial order or item information, measures of phonological abilities and reading tests were administered to children followed from kindergarten through 1st grade. We observed that order STM capacity but not item STM capacity predicted independent variance in reading decoding abilities one year later. These results highlight the specific role of STM for order in reading decoding acquisition, and argue for a causal role of order STM capacity in reading acquisition. Mechanisms relating STM for order information and reading acquisition will be discussed.
Disciplines :
Neurosciences & behavior
Theoretical & cognitive psychology
Author, co-author :
Martinez Perez, Trecy  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie : cognition et comportement > Psychopathologie cognitive
Majerus, Steve  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie : cognition et comportement > Psychopathologie cognitive
Poncelet, Martine ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie : cognition et comportement > Neuropsychologie du langage et des apprentissages
Language :
English
Title :
The contribution of short-term memory for serial order to early reading acquisition: Evidence from a longitudinal study
Publication date :
2012
Journal title :
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
ISSN :
0022-0965
eISSN :
1096-0457
Publisher :
Academic Press, New York, United States - New York
Volume :
111
Pages :
708-723
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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