Yahua Cheng|Jie Zhang|Xinchun Wu|Hongyun Liu|Hong Li
Cross-Lagged Relationships between Morphological Awareness and Reading Comprehension among Chinese Children
Beijing Normal University|Ningbo University|University of Houston|Beijing Normal University|Beijing Normal University|Beijing Normal University
present study examined developmental relationship morphological awareness reading comprehension rc using 2year fourwave crosslagged design sample 149 chinese children 80 males 69 females measured childrens word reading wr rc t1 t4 addition phonological awareness vocabulary knowledge general cognitive ability t1 control measures four plausible crosslagged models assessed compared examine direction developmental relationships rc time results found support reciprocalcausation model stably predicted subsequent rc reverse relation also found longitudinal mediation analyses revealed wr partially mediated relationship rc chinese children findings extend understanding relationship rc practical implications two developing skills chinese children discussed