Cognitive Skills that Predict Competencies in Reading and Spelling

To identify cognitive skills capable of predicting subsequent reading and spelling performances, 54 preschoolers and first graders participated in two series of assessments. The first included receptive vocabulary, phonological awareness, sequencing, phonological memory, visual memory, picture copyi...

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Autores: Seabra, Alessandra Gotuzo, Gütschow, Cláudia Regina Danelon, Capovilla, Fernando César
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2004
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (UPM)
Repositório:Psicologia (Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie. Online)
Idioma:português
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.editorarevistas.mackenzie.br:article/1161
Acesso em linha:http://editorarevistas.mackenzie.br/index.php/ptp/article/view/1161
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:reading
spelling
phonological processing
literacy
leitura
escrita
processamento fonológico
alfabetização
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Resumo:To identify cognitive skills capable of predicting subsequent reading and spelling performances, 54 preschoolers and first graders participated in two series of assessments. The first included receptive vocabulary, phonological awareness, sequencing, phonological memory, visual memory, picture copying, arithmetic, and writing quality. The second, 10 months later, assessed reading and spelling. Regression analyses identified these predictors: arithmetic, phonological memory, receptive vocabulary, phonological awareness and sequencing. No significant correlation was found between visual or motor skills and reading or spelling, except for a positive correlation between spelling and visual memory. This study supported the phonological deficit hypothesis, and established the preliminary validity of instruments for identifying children at risk of subsequent reading and spelling acquisition difficulties, thus allowing for effective early intervention.