The Role of Working Memory in Skilled and Less Skilled Readers' Comprehension.

Swanson, H. Lee; Berninger, Virginia

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ERIC Number: EJ519158

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Publication Date: 1995

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The Role of Working Memory in Skilled and Less Skilled Readers' Comprehension.

Swanson, H. Lee; Berninger, Virginia

Intelligence, v21 n1 p83-108 Jul-Aug 1995

Results of two experiments involving 206 upper elementary school students supported the hypothesis that less-skilled readers suffer working memory deficits that contribute to comprehension problems independent of their problems in phonological coding. Results also suggest that constraints in an executive system may contribute to reading comprehension deficits. (SLD)

Descriptors: Coding, Cognitive Processes, Decoding (Reading), Elementary School Students, Intermediate Grades, Learning Disabilities, Phonology, Reading Comprehension

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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