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ArticleJournal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR2023

Preliteracy Skills Mediate the Relation Between Early Speech Sound Production and Subsequent Reading Outcomes.

Marjolein Mues, Jennifer Zuk, Elizabeth S Norton, John D E Gabrieli, Tiffany P Hogan, Nadine Gaab

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Article in Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Marjolein MuesHarvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA.ORCID 0000-0002-8235-1060
Jennifer ZukHarvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA.ORCID 0000-0001-9113-3973
Elizabeth S NortonDepartment of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.ORCID 0000-0002-4023-8051
John D E GabrieliMcGovern Institute for Brain Research and Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.
Tiffany P HoganDepartment of Communication Sciences and Disorders, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA.ORCID 0000-0003-2160-6995
Nadine GaabHarvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA.ORCID 0000-0002-7548-413X
Boston University · USMcGovern Institute for Brain Research · USMGH Institute of Health Professions · USNorthwestern University · US

Funding

Longitudinal Study of childhood fMRI markers prior to reading onsetR01HD065762 · NICHD · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI GAAB, NADINE, GRANT, PATRICIA ELLEN · 2011 to 2021
$6.3M
Using Cognitive Neuroscience to Predict Dyslexia among Kindergarden ChildrenR01HD067312 · NICHD · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI GAAB, NADINE, GABRIELI, JOHN · 2011 to 2015
$3.1M
Examining behavioral and neural links between speech delay and literacy skillsF31DC015919 · NIDCD · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI ZUK, JENNIFER MARGARET · 2016 to 2016
$31k
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD065762NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD067312NIDCD NIH HHS F31 DC015919
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeLearning to read is a complex, multifaceted process that relies on several speech and language-related subskills. Individual differences in word reading outcomes are indicated among children with inaccurate speech sound productions, with some of these children developing later reading difficulties. There are inconsistent reports as to whether phonological deficits and/or weaknesses in oral language explain these subsequent reading difficulties. Thus, it remains unclear how variability in speech production accuracy in early childhood may impact reading development. Therefore, the present longitudinal study seeks to clarify the relation between speech sound production accuracy in kindergarten and subsequent reading outcomes with a focus on additional potential mediating factors.

methodSpeech accuracy, core preliteracy skills (phonological awareness, rapid naming, and letter-name knowledge), and additional potential mediators (phonological memory and oral language abilities) were characterized at the start of formal reading instruction. Word reading, decoding, reading fluency, and comprehension were assessed at the end of second grade. Mediation analyses were conducted to examine factors that mediate the relation between speech accuracy in kindergarten and subsequent reading outcomes.

resultsInitial associations between early speech sound production accuracy and subsequent reading outcomes were indicated; however, mediation effects of preliteracy skills (phonological awareness and letter-name knowledge) were identified for word reading, decoding, and reading fluency outcomes. For reading comprehension, mediation effects of preliteracy and vocabulary skills were observed.

conclusionsThe relation between speech sound production accuracy and subsequent word reading, decoding, reading fluency, and comprehension was observed to be mediated by preliteracy skills, specifically phonological awareness and letter-name knowledge. For reading comprehension only, vocabulary knowledge were of additional importance. SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.23671491.

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DyslexiaPhoneticsChildChild, PreschoolHumansLongitudinal StudiesReadingSpeechVocabulary

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PMID37473736
PMCPMC10555467
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