Abstract This study of 4-to 6-year-olds had 2 aims: first, to determine how lower level
comprehension skills (receptive vocabulary and grammar) and verbal memory support early …

Learning to read and write is a key developmental milestone in a literate society. Children
who learn to read early, without significant difficulties, and well, tend to be more avid readers …

Vocabulary has long been recognized as a strong determinant of reading success. Despite
the importance of vocabulary knowledge, very little information is available about effective …

The relationship between word knowledge and reading comprehension has been well
documented in research; however, the nature of this relationship remains unclear …

This prospective study examined early first-language (L1) predictors of later second-
language (L2) reading (word decoding, comprehension) and spelling skills by conducting a …

Vocabulary development and the role it plays in reading skills acquisition have received
much less attention than decoding and comprehension strategies. There is a close …

In the present study, we compared the extent to which linguistic comprehension (vocabulary
and listening comprehension) and word reading explain reading comprehension …

What is the role of oral language in reading competence during the transition to school? Is
oral language in preschool best conceptualized as vocabulary knowledge or as more …

It is clear that effective reading comprehension depends on sound knowledge of the
meanings of the words in a text. Even if the words can be decoded to sound, comprehension …

This study investigated the influence of cognitive and linguistic skills on the reading
comprehension performance of a group of learners from diverse linguistic backgrounds. The …