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ERIC Number: EJ586521
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0965
Working Memory Deficits in Poor Comprehenders Reflect Underlying Language Impairments.
Nation, Kate; Adams, John W.; Bowyer-Crane, Claudine A.; Snowling, Margaret J.
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v73 n2 p139-58 Jun 1999
Three experiments assessed memory skills in good and poor comprehenders, matched for decoding skill. Found that poor comprehenders showed normal sensitivity to phonological manipulations but that their recall of abstract words was poor. Poor comprehenders achieved normal spatial-memory span, but had impaired verbal-memory spans. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Children, Decoding (Reading), Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Reading Skills, Short Term Memory
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Memory Span; Phonological Awareness; Phonological Skills; Working Memory