Mercedes Spencer|Michael P. Kaschak|John L. Jones|Christopher J. Lonigan
Statistical learning is related to early literacy-related skills
Florida State University|Florida State University|Florida State University|Florida State University
demonstrated statistical learning ability use statistical information learn structure ones environment plays role young childrens acquisition linguistic knowledge although research statistical learning focused language acquisition processes segmentation words fluent speech learning syntactic structure recent studies explored extent individual differences statistical learning related literacyrelevant knowledge skills present study extends literature investigating relations two measures statistical learning multiple measures skills critical development literacyoral language vocabulary knowledge phonological processingwithin single model sample included total 553 typically developing children prekindergarten second grade structural equation modeling revealed statistical learning accounted unique portion variance literacyrelated skills practical implications instruction assessment discussed