Trecy Martinez Perez|Steve Majerus|Martin Poncelet
The contribution of short-term memory for serial order to early reading acquisition: Evidence from a longitudinal study
University of Liège|Fund for Scientific Research|University of Liège|Fund for Scientific Research|University of Liège
early reading acquisition skills linked verbal shortterm memory stm capacity however nature relationship remains controversial verbal stm like reading acquisition depends complexity underlying phonological processing skills longitudinal study addressed relation stm reading decoding acquisition distinguishing stm item information stm order information based recent studies showing stm item information stm order information recruits underlying phonological representations specific link stm reading decoding acquisition stm order information independent predictor reading decoding acquisition tasks maximizing stm serial order item information measures phonological abilities reading tests administered children followed kindergarten first grade observed order stm capacity item stm capacity predicted independent variance reading decoding abilities 1 year later results highlight specific role stm order reading decoding acquisition argue causal role order stm capacity reading acquisition mechanisms relating stm order information reading acquisition discussed