Nicole Harlaar|Laurie E. Cutting|Kirby Deater?Deckard|Laura S. DeThorne|Laura M. Justice|Christopher Schatschneider|Lee A. Thompson|Stephen A. Petrill
Predicting individual differences in reading comprehension: a twin study
Mind Research Network|Vanderbilt University|John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|Virginia Tech|University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign|The Ohio State University|Florida State University|Case Western Reserve University|The Ohio State University
examined simple view reading behavioral genetic perspective two aspects word decoding phonological decoding word recognition two aspects oral language skill listening comprehension vocabulary reading comprehension assessed twin sample age 9 using latent factor models found overlap among phonological decoding word recognition listening comprehension vocabulary reading comprehension primarily due genetic influences shared environmental influences accounted associations among word recognition listening comprehension vocabulary reading comprehension independent phonological decoding word recognition separate genetic link listening comprehension vocabulary reading comprehension specific shared environmental link vocabulary reading comprehension residual genetic environmental influences reading comprehension findings provide evidence genetic basis simple view reading