Comparison of the Effects of IQ Control Methods on Memory and Naming Speed Predictors of Reading Disability.

Bowers, Patricia Greig; And Others

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Publication Date: 1988

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Comparison of the Effects of IQ Control Methods on Memory and Naming Speed Predictors of Reading Disability.

Bowers, Patricia Greig; And Others

Reading Research Quarterly, v23 n3 p304-19 Sum 1988

Explores how well measures of verbal short-term memory and naming speed tasks predict children's reading achievement under various IQ control conditions. Both were effective, but when controlling for verbal IQ, memory measures are less reliable, whereas digit-naming speed remains a significant predictor of reading achievement. (MM)

Descriptors: Dyslexia, Elementary Education, Intelligence Quotient, Memory, Reading Ability, Reading Achievement, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Reading Research, Research Methodology, Verbal Ability, Word Recognition

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Language: English

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