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Does Memory Contribute to Reading Comprehension in Adults Who Struggle with Reading?

Does Memory Contribute to Reading Comprehension in Adults Who Struggle with Reading?

Authors :
Talwar, Amani
Greenberg, Daphne
Li, Hongli
Source :
Grantee Submission. 2018.
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

This study explored the relations between reading comprehension and two memory capacities, short-term memory (STM) and working memory (WM), for adults who read between the third and eighth grade levels. With a sample of 407 adults from two countries, we computed correlations among measures and conducted hierarchical regression and commonality analyses for reading comprehension. Reading comprehension had moderate positive correlations with STM and WM. Additionally, STM and WM jointly accounted for approximately 19% of the reading comprehension variance and uniquely contributed approximately 4% and 7% of the variance, respectively. The predictive utility of memory to reading comprehension was greatly reduced after controlling for age, word reading, fluency, and oral vocabulary. WM appears to be a slightly stronger predictor of reading comprehension than STM for struggling adult readers. However, the overall contributions of memory capacities to reading comprehension are much smaller than those of reading-related skills. [This is the online version of an article published in "Journal of Research in Reading."]

Details

Language :
English
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
Grantee Submission
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
ED587171
Document Type :
Reports - Research
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9817.12258