Ľuboslav Šiška, Peter Mačura, Andrej Hubinák, Peter Krška, Jaromír Sedláček, Anna Blahutová, Martin Zvonař, Katarína Kohútová, Lovro Štefan
Basic motor competencies in Slovak children from the 3rd and 4th grade elementary age group
Frontiers in pediatrics
phonological awareness pa phonological memory pm phonological access lexical storage also known ran play important roles acquiring literacy examined convergent discriminant predictive validity phonological processing abilities ppas 147 3 4 5yearold children whose native language spanish confirmatory factor analysis cfa supported validity ppa separate general cognitive ability separate moreover structural equation modeling found ran uniquely associated knowledge spanish letter names spanish letter sounds pa found best predictor childrens ability distinguish alphabetic text nonalphabetic text finally general cognitive ability indirectly associated emergent literacy skills via ppas results highlight importance ppas early literacy development native spanish speaking preschool children