Effects of accelerated reading rate on memory for text among dyslexic readers.

1997/06/01 by Zvia Breznitz · 7 citations
Psychology · Mathematics · Social Sciences · #Reading and Literacy Development #Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills #Child Development and Digital Technology

paper · doi:10.1037/0022-0663.89.2.289

Abstract

The author tested the hypothesis that gains in reading performance occurring among dyslexic children during individually paced accelerated reading are partially attributable to changes in short-term memory (STM) processing. Dyslexic children's performance on a series of standard STM-sensitive tasks administered during both self- and fast-paced reading conditions confirmed this hypothesis. The findings provided strong support for a causal role of STM functioning in text processing but indicated that reading acceleration enhanced STM only when dyslexic children were able to rely on contextual cues.

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