Spencer Mercedes, Richmond Miranda C, Cutting Laurie E
Vanderbilt University.
Sci Stud Read. 2020;24(3):179-199. doi: 10.1080/10888438.2019.1643868. Epub 2019 Aug 21.
In the present study, we used latent variable structural equation modeling to investigate relations between oral language, decoding, and two components of executive function (cognitive flexibility and working memory) and reading comprehension in a sample of 271 native English-speaking 9.00- to 14.83-year-olds. Results of the mediation analyses indicated that both oral language and decoding fully mediated the relations between working memory and cognitive flexibility and reading comprehension. These findings suggest that executive function is likely associated with reading comprehension through its relation with decoding and oral language and provide additional support for the role of executive function in reading comprehension as a potentially crucial precursor to skilled reading.
在本研究中,我们使用潜在变量结构方程模型,对271名年龄在9.00至14.83岁之间的以英语为母语的儿童进行了研究,以探究口语、解码能力以及执行功能的两个组成部分(认知灵活性和工作记忆)与阅读理解之间的关系。中介分析结果表明,口语和解码能力都完全中介了工作记忆与认知灵活性以及阅读理解之间的关系。这些发现表明,执行功能可能通过其与解码能力和口语的关系与阅读理解相关联,并为执行功能在阅读理解中的作用提供了额外支持,表明其作为熟练阅读的潜在关键前体的重要性。