Phonological awareness is uniquely associated with multiplication fact retrieval frequency, in both dyslexia and control groups¶
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q3 i3 Phonological awareness correlated with multiplication fact retrieval frequency in each subgroup even after controlling reading ability (controls r(25) = .43; dyslexia r(25) = .42), and only phonological awareness predicted unique variance in the total-group regression. → Bert De Smedt 2010
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Bert De Smedt 2010¶
Bert De Smedt, Bart Boets. (2010). Phonological processing and arithmetic fact retrieval: Evidence from developmental dyslexia. Neuropsychologia, 48, 3973–3981. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2010.10.018
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Partial correlations between phonological composites and retrieval frequency in the matched-groups study, reading ability partialed out. In the dyslexia subgroup the parallel association also remained significant (r(25) = .42, p = .04); the hierarchical regression found only phonological awareness predicted unique variance (β = .56, t = 2.81, p < .01, Unique R² = .11).
"This association remained significant, even when individual differences in reading ability were controlled for (r(25) = .43, p = .04)."
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Related Claims¶
- Phonological short-term memory (nonword repetition) shows a modest unique contribution to multiplication fact performance, while phonological awareness shows no relation — reports the opposite
- The association between phonological awareness and fact retrieval is prominent in multiplication but largely absent in subtraction at the subgroup level — related
- Adults with developmental dyslexia use arithmetic fact retrieval less frequently than matched controls during single-digit multiplication and subtraction — related
- Adults use a mix of retrieval and procedural strategies in single-digit arithmetic, with retrieval more frequent in multiplication and procedures more frequent in subtraction — related
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Phonological awareness is uniquely associated with multiplication fact retrieval frequency, in both dyslexia and control groups |
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Phonological awareness is uniquely associated with multiplication fact retrieval frequency, in both dyslexia and control groups |
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