Predicting word reading and comprehension with executive function and speed measures across development: A latent variable analysis

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 470-488

  Christopher, Micaela E ^a   Miyake, Akira ^a   Keenan, Janice M ^b   Pennington, Bruce ^b   Defries, John C ^a   Wadsworth, Sally J ^a   Willcutt, Erik ^a   Olson, Richard K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Executive function; Latent variable analysis; Processing speed; Reading comprehension; Word reading

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPREHENSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; READING; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPREHENSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; READING;

EID: 84872132483     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027375     Document Type: Article

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