Disabled readers show working memory deficits at every age on the blocked listening span task¶
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Evidence · 1 study · associationalr2·q3
Currency · newest study 2000 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2005: baselines and conditions change
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q3 i? Skilled readers had higher absolute span scores than disabled readers at each age level from 6 to 49 on the blocked listening span task. → Chiappe 2000
Evidence¶
Chiappe 2000¶
Chiappe, P., Hasher, L., & Siegel, L. S. (2000). Working memory, inhibitory control, and reading disability. Memory & Cognition, 28(1), 8-17. https://doi.org/10.3758/bf03211570
q3 · i? · associational · r2
Cross-sectional analysis of 665 individuals (351 skilled, 314 disabled readers, classified below the 26th percentile on the WRAT with IQ > 79) on the blocked listening span task. The ANOVA showed a significant reading group main effect, and "skilled readers had higher scores than disabled readers at each age level".
"Individual comparisons for each age group (t tests) indicated that skilled readers had higher scores than disabled readers at each age level."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Blocked-format span declines after age 20 but mixed-format span does not, implicating proactive interference in aging declines — related
- Disabled readers produce more current nonfinal and extraneous intrusions, implicating access and restraint failures — related
- Age-related decline in span is associated only with the access function of inhibition, and only among skilled readers — related
- Omission (no response) errors vary with age but not with reading skill — related
- Automatic word recognition frees resources for comprehension — a broader claim this one bears on
Page metadata
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disabled-readers-lower-listening-span-all-ages |
title |
Disabled readers show working memory deficits at every age on the blocked listening span task |
description |
Disabled readers show working memory deficits at every age on the blocked listening span task |
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evidence_strength |
moderate |
newest_evidence |
2000 |
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2026-10-20 |
recheck_by |
2005 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-17 |
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1 — chiappe-2000 |
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