Executive functions in Chinese kindergarten children with early reading problems

IF 1.9 3区 教育学 Q1 EDUCATION, SPECIAL Dyslexia Pub Date : 2022-05-18 DOI:10.1002/dys.1714
Cathy Yui-Chi Fong, Connie Suk-Han Ho
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Learning to read Chinese is a complex task that draws on a range of executive function (EF) skills since early development. However, no studies have examined EF as a potential contributing factor to early reading problems among Chinese children. The present longitudinal study identified 48 poor readers and 48 normal readers among a sample of 190 Chinese children at the end of kindergarten. Measures of EF skills (working memory, inhibition control, and cognitive flexibility) and reading outcomes (word reading, sentence reading fluency, and sentence reading comprehension) were administered to the children. The two groups were retrospectively compared on the EF measures after age and nonverbal IQ were considered. Poor readers were found to perform significantly worse than normal readers in all the examined EF skills. Correlation and regression results revealed a relatively different nature of the relationship between EF and reading in poor readers as compared with normal readers. Inhibition control predicted reading outcomes in poor readers only, while cognitive flexibility predicted reading outcomes in normal readers only. Working memory was significantly correlated to word reading in poor readers and to reading comprehension in normal readers. The results are discussed in terms of the special characteristics of the Chinese language.

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中文幼儿园儿童早期阅读问题的执行功能
学习阅读中文是一项复杂的任务,从早期发展开始就需要一系列执行功能(EF)技能。然而,目前还没有研究表明EF是中国儿童早期阅读问题的潜在影响因素。本研究以190名幼儿园毕业的中国儿童为样本,选取了48名阅读能力差的儿童和48名阅读能力正常的儿童。对儿童进行EF技能(工作记忆、抑制控制和认知灵活性)和阅读结果(单词阅读、句子阅读流畅性和句子阅读理解)的测量。回顾性比较两组在年龄和非语言智商后的EF测量结果。结果发现,阅读能力差的人在所有测试的英语阅读技能上的表现都明显低于正常读者。相关和回归结果显示,与正常读者相比,不良读者的英语阅读与阅读之间的关系具有相对不同的性质。抑制控制仅预测阅读能力差的读者的阅读结果,而认知灵活性仅预测正常读者的阅读结果。工作记忆对阅读能力差的读者的单词阅读和正常读者的阅读理解有显著的影响。本文从汉语的特点出发,对研究结果进行了讨论。
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Dyslexia
Dyslexia Multiple-
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3.90
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期刊介绍: DYSLEXIA provides reviews and reports of research, assessment and intervention practice. In many fields of enquiry theoretical advances often occur in response to practical needs; and a central aim of the journal is to bring together researchers and practitioners in the field of dyslexia, so that each can learn from the other. Interesting developments, both theoretical and practical, are being reported in many different countries: DYSLEXIA is a forum in which a knowledge of these developments can be shared by readers in all parts of the world. The scope of the journal includes relevant aspects of Cognitive, Educational, Developmental and Clinical Psychology Child and Adult Special Education and Remedial Education Therapy and Counselling Neuroscience, Psychiatry and General Medicine The scope of the journal includes relevant aspects of: - Cognitive, Educational, Developmental and Clinical Psychology - Child and Adult Special Education and Remedial Education - Therapy and Counselling - Neuroscience, Psychiatry and General Medicine
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