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- Title
Comparison of the effects of IQ control methods on memory and naming speed predictors of reading disability.
- Authors
Bowers, Patricia Greig; Steffy, Richard; Tate, Ellen
- Abstract
In an attemp to isolate factors that may distinguish between severely reading-disabled and ‘ordinary’ poor readers, the authors investigated how well measures of verbal short-term memory and naming speed for digits and colors predict children's reading achievement under various IQ control conditions. Subjects were 8- to 11-year-old children of at least average IQ who had been referred to a university clinic for assessment. All subjects were clinic referrals, but only half were severely reading-disabled. Both short-term memory and naming speed were effective predictors of performance on two reading subtests, even when nonverbal IQ was statistically controlled. Controlling for verbal intelligence, either by statistical means or by stringent selection criteria, reduced considerably the contribution of memory measures to reading. However, digit-naming speed remained a significant contributor to reading achievement. Thus, the authors found some evidence that dyslexics may have a specific deficit in naming automaticity.
- Subjects
LEARNING disabilities; READING disability; MEMORY; INTELLIGENCE levels; EDUCATIONAL psychology; SHORT-term memory; ORAL communication; VERBAL ability; VERBAL behavior
- Publication
Reading Research Quarterly, 1988, Vol 23, Issue 3, p304
- ISSN
0034-0553
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/748044