Verbal working memory predicts oral reading fluency in children with and without ADHD¶
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q3 i? After controlling for sex and GAI, verbal working memory measures predicted significant variance in GORT Fluency (ΔR2 = .137, p = .028) and TOWRE PDE (ΔR2 = .221, p = .005). → Jacobson 2011
Evidence¶
Jacobson 2011¶
Jacobson, L. A., Ryan, M., Martin, R. B., Ewen, J., Mostofsky, S. H., Denckla, M. B., & Mahone, E. M. (2011). Working Memory Influences Processing Speed and Reading Fluency in ADHD. Child Neuropsychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2010.532204
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Regression analyses in the 62-child sample tested verbal working memory measures (Sentence Span, Letter-Number Sequencing, Digit Span Backward) as predictors of reading fluency. "the verbal working memory measures predicted a significant proportion of variance in oral contextual and non-contextual reading fluency performance".
"After controlling for sex and GAI, the verbal working memory measures predicted a significant proportion of variance in oral contextual and non-contextual reading fluency performance (GORT Fluency, ΔR2 = .137, p = .028; TOWRE PDE, ΔR2 = .221, p = .005)."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Reading Fluency — outcome: instruction changes it
- Working Memory — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- Children with ADHD show lower oral contextual and non-contextual reading fluency than controls despite intact word reading — related
- Non-graphomotor processing speed (residualized Coding) predicts oral reading fluency similarly in children with and without ADHD — related
- Verbal and spatial working memory, and verbal attention span, explain unique variance in Coding beyond motor speed, symptom severity, and IQ — related
- IQ and working memory are reliable predictors of academic achievement at the beginning of school when domain knowledge is not controlled — a broader claim this one bears on
- Skill-specific genetic variance in working memory and processing speed predicts reading components — related
- Verbally gifted adolescents with ADHD show poor recall and recognition on online memorization despite strong verbal fluency
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Verbal working memory predicts oral reading fluency in children with and without ADHD |
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Verbal working memory predicts oral reading fluency in children with and without ADHD |
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2011 |
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