ERIC Number: EJ1485938
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jan
Pages: 35
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0009
EISSN: EISSN-1469-7602
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Phonological Working Memory and Sentence Production in School-Age Children with Typical Language, Dyslexia, and Comorbid Dyslexia and Developmental Language Disorder
Heidi M. Mettler1; Mary Alt1; Shelley Gray2; Tiffany P. Hogan3; Samuel Green2; Nelson Cowan4
Journal of Child Language, v51 n1 p56-90 2024
Purpose: Little is known about the relationship between sentence production and phonological working memory in school-age children. To fill this gap, we examined how strongly these constructs correlate. We also compared diagnostic groups' working memory abilities to see if differences co-occurred with qualitative differences in their sentences. Method: We conducted Bayesian analyses on data from seven- to nine-year-old children (n = 165 typical language, n = 81 dyslexia-only, n = 43 comorbid dyslexia and developmental language disorder). We correlated sentence production and working memory scores and conducted t tests between groups' working memory scores and sentence length, lexical diversity, and complexity. Results: Correlations were positive but weak. The dyslexic and typical groups had dissimilar working memory and comparable sentence quality. The dyslexic and comorbid groups had comparable working memory but dissimilar sentence quality. Conclusion: Contrary to literature-based predictions, phonological working memory and sentence production are weakly related in school-age children.
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Phonology, Sentences, Dyslexia, Comorbidity, Developmental Disabilities, Language Impairments, Children
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Arizona; Nebraska; Massachusetts
Grant or Contract Numbers: R01DC010784
Author Affiliations: 1University of Arizona, USA; 2Arizona State University, USA; 3MGH Institute of Health Professions, USA; 4University of Missouri-Columbia, USA

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