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Rapid Naming and Phonemic Awareness in Children with or without Reading Disabilities and/or ADHD

Authors :
De Groot, Barry J. A.
Van den Bos, Kees P.
Van der Meulen, Bieuwe F.
Minnaert, Alexander E. M. G.
Source :
Journal of Learning Disabilities. Mar-Apr 2017 50(2):168-179.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Employing a large sample of children from Dutch regular elementary schools, this study assessed the contributing and discriminating values of reading disability (RD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to two types of phonological processing skills, phonemic awareness (PA) and rapid automatized naming (RAN). A second objective was to investigate whether comorbidity of RD and ADHD should be considered as an additive phenomenon as to RAN and PA. A total of 1,262 children, aged 8 to 13 years, were classified as RD (n = 121), ADHD (n = 17), comorbid (RD+ADHD; n = 16), or control (n = 1,108). Phonological processing was assessed by standardized tests of PA and RAN. Disability groups were compared to each other and contrasted to the control group. Although results indicate substantial effects for all three disability groups on both types of phonological processing, and the RAN/PA compound measure in particular, effect sizes were considerably larger for the RD groups, as compared to the ADHD-only group. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0022-2194
Volume :
50
Issue :
2
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
Journal of Learning Disabilities
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
EJ1129726
Document Type :
Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/0022219415609186