The role of inhibitory functioning in children’s reading skills

Booth, Josephine N. and Boyle, James M. E. (2009) The role of inhibitory functioning in children’s reading skills. Educational Psychology in Practice, 25 (4). pp. 339-350. ISSN 0266-7363 (https://doi.org/10.1080/0266736090331516)

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Abstract

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.

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Booth, Josephine N. and Boyle, James M. E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4621-478X;
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