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Direct linkSwanson, H. Lee; Saez, Leilani; Gerber, Michael – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2006
This study investigated growth in reading, vocabulary, and memory in children (ages 5 to 10) learning English as a second language identified at risk for reading disabilities (RD). A growth curve analysis showed that RD children were significantly below children not at risk in English and Spanish reading, Spanish short-term memory (STM), Spanish…
Descriptors: Reading Improvement, Vocabulary Development, Memory, Spanish
Swanson, H. Lee; Howard, Crystal B.; Saez, Leilani – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2006
The purpose of this study was to determine the components of working memory (WM) that underlie less skilled readers' comprehension and word recognition difficulties. Performance of 3 less skilled reading subgroups--children with reading disabilities (RD) in both word recognition and comprehension; children with comprehension deficits only; and…
Descriptors: Word Recognition, Short Term Memory, Reading Difficulties, Reading Comprehension
Swanson, H. Lee; Saez, Leilani; Gerber, Michael; Leafstedt, Jill – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2004
The authors determined whether the cognitive processes that underlie second-language acquisition difficulties are the same as those that underlie reading difficulties. First-grade (N = 101) bilingual and nonbilingual children were administered a battery of measures in Spanish and English. English word identification and vocabulary were predicted…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes, Second Language Learning
