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Peer reviewedBreznitz, Zvia – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1997
The hypothesis that gains in reading performance occurring among dyslexic children during individually paced reading are partially attributable to changes in short-term memory processing was tested with 23 elementary school students. Findings provide support for a causal role for short-term memory functioning in text processing. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Causal Models, Cognitive Processes, Dyslexia
