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Kim, Young-Suk Grace; Graham, Steve – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2022
Within the context of the Direct and Indirect Effects Model of Writing (Kim & Park, 2019), we examined a dynamic relations hypothesis, which contends that the relations of component skills, including reading comprehension, to written composition vary as a function of dimensions of written composition. Specifically, we investigated: (1) whether…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Thinking Skills, Reading Comprehension, Oral Language
Kim, Young-Suk Grace – Grantee Submission, 2020
Theory of mind has received intensive attention in research as an important skill to develop. Furthermore, recent evidence indicates its role in discourse comprehension. In the current study, we examined the mediating role of theory of mind in the relations of foundational language and cognitive skills (working memory, attentional control,…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Thinking Skills, Short Term Memory, Attention Control
Kim, Young-Suk Grace – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2020
The authors propose an integrative theoretical model of reading called the direct and indirect effects model of reading (DIER) that builds on and extends several prominent theoretical models of reading. According to DIER, the following skills and knowledge are involved in reading comprehension: word reading, listening comprehension, text reading…
Descriptors: Models, Reading Comprehension, Word Recognition, Listening Comprehension
Kim, Young-Suk Grace – Grantee Submission, 2020
The authors propose an integrative theoretical model of reading called the direct and indirect effects model of reading (DIER) that builds on and extends several prominent theoretical models of reading. According to DIER, the following skills and knowledge are involved in reading comprehension: word reading, listening comprehension, text reading…
Descriptors: Models, Reading Comprehension, Word Recognition, Listening Comprehension
Kim, Young-Suk Grace; Wolters, Alissa; Mercado, Janet; Quinn, Jamie – Grantee Submission, 2021
We investigated the dimensionality and relations between L1 (a speaker's first language) and L2 (a speaker's second language) writing skills in narrative and informational genres and higher order cognitive skills--inference, perspective taking, and comprehension monitoring--for Spanish-English dual language learners in primary grades. Dimensions…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Second Language Learning, Native Language, Bilingualism
Kim, Young-Suk Grace – Grantee Submission, 2022
In this study, we examined burst length and its relation with working memory, attentional control, transcription skills, discourse oral language, and writing quality, using data from English-speaking children in Grade 2 (N = 177; M[subscript age] = 7.19). Results from structural equation modeling showed that burst length was related to writing…
Descriptors: Written Language, Short Term Memory, Attention Control, Writing Skills
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Kim, Young-Suk Grace – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2023
Purpose: A large body of literature showed that word reading and listening comprehension-two proximal predictors of reading comprehension according to the simple view of reading -- are related. Grounded on the direct and indirect effects model of reading, we examined the extent to which the relation is explained by domain-general cognitions or…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Morphology (Languages), Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension