SES shows significant direct and indirect effects on each reading outcome separately, with larger indirect effects through vocabulary for comprehension¶
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q3 i? In the reading comprehension model, the indirect effect through vocabulary knowledge (β = 0.10) was larger than through phonological awareness (β = 0.05), consistent with vocabulary being more instrumental for comprehension. → Li 2021
q3 i? All three observable reading models (accuracy k = 400, comprehension k = 348, fluency k = 324) showed significant direct and parallel indirect effects. → Li 2021
Evidence¶
Li 2021¶
Li, J., Peng, P., Ding, N., Ma, X., & Zhao, J. (2021). How does family socioeconomic status influence children's reading ability? Evidence from meta-analytic structural equation modeling. https://www.frontiersin.org
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Second-stage TSSEM on three just-identified observable reading models. The comprehension model's reported coefficients show the VK indirect path (β = 0.10) exceeding the PA indirect path (β = 0.05); accuracy and fluency models also had significant direct and indirect effects per the article.
"SES exerted a significant direct effect on reading comprehension, β = 0.12, 95 % LBCI [0.07, 0.16], as well as two parallel significant indirect effects on reading comprehension through PA (β = 0.05, 95 % LBCI [0.04, 0.06]) and VK (β = 0.10, 95 % LBCI [0.08, 0.11])"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Composite SES indices predict phonological awareness more strongly than single SES indicators — related
- The association between family SES and children's reading is partially mediated, statistically, in parallel by phonological awareness and vocabulary knowledge — related
- SES longitudinally predicts later reading (r = 0.24), and phonological awareness and vocabulary jointly explain about 45% of that association — related
- Age moderates the vocabulary-to-reading paths (effects increase with age) but not the fluency model or any SES paths — related
- Older readers showed a stronger indirect effect of MA on reading comprehension via vocabulary knowledge, with a converse pattern via word reading — related
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SES shows significant direct and indirect effects on each reading outcome separately, with larger indirect effects through vocabulary for comprehension |
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SES shows significant direct and indirect effects on each reading outcome separately, with larger indirect effects through vocabulary for comprehension |
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