Booth, Josephine N. and Boyle, James (2009) The Role of inhibitory functioning in children's reading skills. Educational Psychology in Practice, 25 (4). pp. 339-350. ISSN 0266-7363
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Executive functions, including inhibition, have been implicated in children's reading ability. This study investigates whether children's performance on an inhibition task is more indicative of reading ability than a measure of another executive function, that is, planning. Fifty-three male participants were administered a reading test and tests of inhibition and planning not requiring a verbal response. Regression analyses revealed that only inhibition significantly predicted reading. Previous inconsistencies may reflect the modality of the tasks used to measure inhibition. Therefore non-verbal measures may have highest utility for educational psychologists.
| Item type: | Article |
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| ID code: | 25780 |
| Keywords: | inhibitory functioning, reading skills, executive functions, Psychology |
| Subjects: | Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > Psychology |
| Department: | Faculty of Humanities And Social Sciences > Psychology |
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| Depositing user: | Miss Lisa McWhinnie |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Jul 2010 11:29 |
| Last modified: | 04 Oct 2012 13:23 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/25780 |
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