The differential relations between verbal, numerical and spatial working memory abilitiesand children's reading comprehension

Working memory predicts children's reading comprehension but it is not clear whether this relation is due to a modality-specific or general working memory. This study, which investigated the relationsbetween children's reading skills and working memory (WM) abilities in 3 modalities, exten...

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Main Authors: Jane OAKHILL, Nicola YUILL, Alan GARNHAM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kura Publishing 2011-11-01
Series:International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education
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Online Access:http://www.iejee.com/4_1_2011/6_IEJEE_4_1_Oakhill_Yuill_Garnham.pdf