Book-cover recognition predicts vocabulary and letter knowledge even after controlling for intelligence and cognitive control¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? Book-cover recognition remained a significant, albeit weaker, vocabulary predictor (β = .22) after entering child cognitive measures. → Davidse 2010 q3 i? Book-cover recognition accounted for 5.29% of letter-knowledge variance in the final model. → Davidse 2010 (2)

Evidence¶

Davidse 2010¶

Davidse, N. J., de Jong, M. T., Bus, A. G., Huijbregts, S. C. J., & Swaab, H. (2010). Cognitive and environmental predictors of early literacy skills. Read Writ 24, 395–412. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-010-9233-3

q3 · i? · associational · r2

Model 3 of the vocabulary regression (N = 174): book-cover recognition remained significant (β = .22) after SON subtests and cognitive control measures were entered.

"the book-cover recognition test continued to be a significant, albeit weaker, predictor (b = .22). SON categories accounted for about 4% of the variance, and memory accounted for an additional 4.84%."

Davidse 2010 (2)¶

Davidse, N. J., de Jong, M. T., Bus, A. G., Huijbregts, S. C. J., & Swaab, H. (2010). Cognitive and environmental predictors of early literacy skills. Read Writ 24, 395–412. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-010-9233-3

q3 · i? · associational · r2

Model 3 of the letter-knowledge regression (N = 174): book-cover recognition remained significant, accounting for "5.29% of the variance"; SON patterns added 4.41%.

"the book-cover test continued to be significant. It accounted for 5.29% of the variance. SON patterns accounted for 4.41% of the total variance."

Discussion¶

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