Selective visual attention skills differentially predict decoding and reading comprehension performance across reading ability profiles.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between selective visual attention (SVA), reading decoding, listening comprehension and reading comprehension in children with and without a reading disorder.

Methods

We used longitudinal data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. We split children into four groups: Typical Readers, Dyslexics, Poor Comprehenders and Comorbid Reading Disorder. We included measures of single word reading, nonword reading, spelling, phonological processing, vocabulary, receptive language, nonverbal intelligence, selective attention and reading comprehension. We used analysis of variance, correlations and structural equation modelling to examine the relationship between SVA and reading. We fit two possible m

SUBMITTER: Lancaster HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9090198 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature