In French first-graders, T1 decoding precursors directly predicted T2 reading comprehension above their contribution through decoding skills¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? Adding a direct path from T1 decoding precursors to T2 reading comprehension significantly improved the model (β = .31), indicating decoding skills do not fully mediate the precursors' effect. → Jessica Massonnié 2018

Evidence¶

Jessica Massonnié 2018¶

Jessica Massonnié, Maryse Bianco, Laurent Lima, Pascal Bressoux. (2018). Longitudinal predictors of reading comprehension in French at first grade: Unpacking the oral comprehension component of the simple view. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2018.01.005

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Longitudinal SEM (SEM 2) on 556 French first-graders tested whether T1 decoding precursors (phonemic awareness, letter knowledge, RAN) predicted T2 reading comprehension beyond T2 decoding skills; the direct path was "significant (β = .31)" and the model accounted for 82% of reading comprehension variance.

"the direct path from T1 decoding precursors to T2 reading comprehension proved to be significant (β = .31; for the overall model: χ2(272) = 651.26, p < .001, CFI = .94, TLI = .93, SRMR = .07, RMSEA = .06, 90% confidence interval [.05, .06]; Δ χ2(1) = 4.79, p < .05)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Decoding — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• End-of-first-grade reading comprehension in French pupils was predicted by T1 decoding precursors, T2 decoding skills and T2 LLL skills, with only marginal contribution of T2 discourse skills — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• The direct effect of T1 decoding precursors on T2 reading comprehension held only when phonemic awareness and letter knowledge were both included, while RAN strengthened the prediction of decoding skills — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• T1 decoding precursors strongly predicted T2 decoding skills in French first-graders, explaining 75% of their variance — related
• In French first-graders, a three-factor structure distinguishing lower level language skills from discourse skills fits better than a two-factor oral language structure at both the beginning and end of first grade — related