Shifting is generally moderately to strongly associated with word reading, with reading-specific shifting tasks most strongly linked to accuracy-based word reading assessments¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · quant-synthesis r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

Reading the evidence codes

q is the design tier, i the impact, n the sample, and the kind with its r the rigour judged within that kind: what each code means.

This claim: no standardized effect is recorded in observations/ for it yet, so no benchmark reading is possible.

q2 i? Across 15 studies, shifting ability was generally moderately to strongly associated with word reading across different measures. → Ting Zhou 2026 q2 i? Reading-specific (higher-order conceptual or verbal) shifting tasks may be more strongly associated with accuracy-based word reading assessments. → Ting Zhou 2026 (2)

Evidence¶

Ting Zhou 2026¶

Ting Zhou, Thuy Anh Nguyen, Aprezo Pardodi Maba, Damon Thomas, Young-Suk Grace Kim, Elizabeth J. Edwards. (2026). Executive Functions and Reading in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-026-10160-5

q2 · i? · quant-synthesis · r?

Qualitative synthesis of 15 shifting-word reading studies: many showed moderate links (n = 6), four negligible, five larger; the review concludes shifting was "generally moderately to strongly associated with word reading" while noting further research is needed.

"Overall, the present evidence indicated that, although further research is needed, shifting ability was generally moderately to strongly associated with word reading, across different measures of shifting and word reading."

Ting Zhou 2026 (2)¶

q2 · i? · quant-synthesis · r?

Pattern across three studies using the Multiple Classification Card Sorting Test (including reading-specific versions) with accuracy-based measures (WRMT Word Attack or WJ Letter-Word Identification); the authors hedge with "may be more strongly associated".

"This pattern suggests that higher-order conceptual or verbal switching (i.e., reading-specific shifting task) may be more strongly associated with accuracy-based word reading assessments."

Discussion¶

Shifting is moderately to strongly associated with reading comprehension, with large associations when reading-specific shifting tasks are paired with literal comprehension measures — related

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`id`	`shifting-word-reading-moderate-strong`
`title`	`Shifting is generally moderately to strongly associated with word reading, with reading-specific shifting tasks most strongly linked to accuracy-based word reading assessments`
`description`	`Shifting is generally moderately to strongly associated with word reading, with reading-specific shifting tasks most strongly linked to accuracy-based word reading assessments`
`status`	`review`
`evidence_strength`	`weak`
`newest_evidence`	`2026`
`generated`	by `process:wiki-ingest` on `2026-10-19`
`trust`	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
`sources`	2 — `ting-zhou-2026`, `ting-zhou-2026-2`

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