Karin Landerl|H. Harald Freudenthaler|Moritz Heene|Peter F. de Jong|Alain Desrochers|George Manolitsis|Rauno Parrila|George K. Georgiou
Phonological Awareness and Rapid Automatized Naming as Longitudinal Predictors of Reading in Five Alphabetic Orthographies with Varying Degrees of Consistency
University of Graz|University of Graz|Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München|University of Amsterdam|University of Ottawa|University of Crete|Macquarie University|University of Alberta
although phonological awareness pa rapid automatized naming ran confirmed early predictors reading large number orthographies yet unclear whether predictive patterns universal language specific examined longitudinal study across grades 1 2 1120 children acquiring one five alphabetic orthographies different degrees orthographic complexity english french german dutch greek path analyses revealed universal model could confirmed specified bestfitting model separately language ran consistent predictor reading fluency orthographies whereas association pa reading complex mostly interactive conclude ran taps languageuniversal cognitive mechanism involved reading alphabetic orthographies independent complexity whereas pareading relationship depends many factors like task characteristics developmental status orthographic complexity