Purpose Some researchers (FR Vellutino, FM Scanlon, & MS Tanzman, 1994) have argued
that the different domains comprising language (eg, phonology, semantics, and grammar) …

This study examined the contributions of phonological processing and oral language
abilities to reading and reading disabilities in young children. Two approaches were taken …

Background Vocabulary knowledge and speechreading are important for deaf children's
reading development but it is unknown whether they are independent predictors of reading …

This study investigated the hypothesis that the contributions of oral language
comprehension (C) and word recognition (D) to reading comprehension (R) in the simple …

Reading is one of the most complex cognitive activities that most of us engage in on a
regular basis. It requires a host of sensory, perceptual, and linguistic abilities, and it takes …

This paper reports a study that followed the development of reading skills in 72 children from
the age of 8.5 to 13 years. Each child was administered tests of reading, oral language …

Development of English–and Spanish–reading skills was explored in a sample of 251
Spanish–speaking English–language learners from kindergarten through Grade 2. Word …

This study investigated individual differences in vocabulary acquisition in 8–9-year-old
children with impaired reading comprehension. Despite fluent and accurate reading, age …

One goal of this longitudinal study was to examine whether the predictors of reading skills in
Grade 3 would differ between English as a second language (ESL) students and native …

Although there is evidence for a close link between the development of oral vocabulary and
reading comprehension, less clear is whether oral vocabulary skills relate to the …