Rapid automatized naming is the only component skill weakly related to reading comprehension in struggling adult readers (r = .15)¶
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Currency · newest study 2016 · checked against its sources 2026-10-18 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person
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q3 i1 RAN was the only component skill weakly related to reading comprehension (r = .15), based on only four studies. → Tighe 2016
Evidence¶
Tighe 2016¶
Tighe, Elizabeth L.; Schatschneider, Christopher. (2016). Examining the Relationships of Component Reading Skills to Reading Comprehension in Struggling Adult Readers: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Learning Disabilities. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022219414555415
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Random effects meta-analysis across the 16 included studies found RAN's average correlation with comprehension was r = .15, below the article's .30 moderate threshold; the RAN effect size drew on only four studies, limiting interpretability.
"RAN was the only predictor that exhibited a weak relationship with reading comprehension (r = .15)."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Processing Speed — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
- Reading and Language — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- Morphological awareness is a significantly stronger correlate of adult reading comprehension than phonological awareness and RAN — related
- Six component reading skills show strong average relationships with reading comprehension in struggling adult readers (rs ≥ .50) — reports the opposite
- In reading-related outcomes, group differences involving RD or RDMD are largest for reading tasks and phonological processing and smallest for RAN — related
- Pseudoword decoding, orthographic knowledge, and phonological awareness show moderate relationships with adult reading comprehension (rs .34–.42) — related
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Rapid automatized naming is the only component skill weakly related to reading comprehension in struggling adult readers (r = .15) |
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Rapid automatized naming is the only component skill weakly related to reading comprehension in struggling adult readers (r = .15) |
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2016 |
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