Semantic abilities act as the key protective factor against the negative effect of reading fluency impairments on reading comprehension, especially in low SES contexts (reported by the special issue editors, citing Lefèvre et al.)¶

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Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? In French adolescents, semantic abilities protected reading comprehension levels against reading fluency impairments, especially in low SES contexts. → van Viersen 2026

Evidence¶

van Viersen 2026¶

van Viersen, S., Psyridou, M., & Torppa, M. (2026). General introduction to the special issue on resilience in learning. Learning and Instruction, 101, Article 102254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2025.102254

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The editors report, citing Lefèvre et al. (2025), that a double mediation analysis in French adolescents identified semantic abilities as protective for reading comprehension. The introduction states they "found evidence for semantic abilities as the key protective factor"; the underlying study's design details are not given here.

"They found evidence for semantic abilities as the key protective factor for the negative effect of reading fluency impairments on reading comprehension levels, especially in low SES contexts."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Reading and Language — moderator: an instructional effect differs with it

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