Influences of executive function, language comprehension, and fluency on young children’s reading comprehension
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12724834 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Isabelle Chang (0000-0002-8061-121X, Temple University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 44-57 |
| Publication date | 2019-10-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Early Childhood Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1476-718X • E-ISSN: 1741-2927 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1476718x19875768 |
| OpenAlex | W2981342632 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 29 |
The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which children’s executive function predicted their reading comprehension performance. Participants were approximately 18,000 kindergartners in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010–2011. The results suggest that individual differences in reading comprehension were influenced by variations in executive function. Cognitive flexibility, inhibitory control, and working memory all accounted for unique variance in reading comprehension. Language comprehension and fluency mediated the relations between children’s executive function and their reading comprehension. Working memory accounted for the highest total effect among the three core aspects of executive function. Children’s first-grade language comprehension contributed the most indirect effect, while fluency had the reading comprehension. The importance of considering ways to improve executive function, language comprehension, and fluency when implementing reading instruction and what the parents can do to help their children’s executive function and reading skills are discussed
Cognition · Cognitive flexibility · Cognitive psychology · Comprehension · Developmental psychology · Executive functions · Fluency · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Reading (process · Reading comprehension · Working memory · Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |