Effects of Accelerated Reading Rate on Memory for Text among Dyslexic Readers.

Breznitz, Zvia

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ERIC Number: EJ550053

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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Effects of Accelerated Reading Rate on Memory for Text among Dyslexic Readers.

Breznitz, Zvia

Journal of Educational Psychology, v89 n2 p289-97 Jun 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, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Reading Achievement, Reading Rate, Short Term Memory

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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