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ArticleLearning and individual differences2024

Cognitive Predictors of the Overlap of Reading and Math in Middle School.

Paul T Cirino, Cassidy Salentine, Abby Farrell, Marcia A Barnes, Greg Roberts

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  1. Timed and untimed writing and math: shared and differential cognitive predictors in primary school.Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence · 2025
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5 authors.

Paul T CirinoUniversity of Houston.
Cassidy SalentineUniversity of Houston.
Abby FarrellUniversity of Houston.
Marcia A BarnesVanderbilt University of Texas at Austin.
Greg RobertsUniversity of Texas at Austin.

Funding

Texas Center for Learning DisabilitiesP50HD052117 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON · PI FLETCHER, JACK M · 2006 to 2023
$26.9M
NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD052117
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Math and reading skills are known to be related, and predictors of each are well researched. What is less understood is the extent to which these predictors, uniquely and collectively, overlap with one another, are differentially important for different academic skills, and account for the overlap of math and reading. We examined 20 potential predictors from four domains (working memory, processing speed, attention, and language) using latent variables and both timed and untimed achievement skill, in a sample (N=212) of at-risk middle schoolers, half of whom were English learners. The predictors accounted for about half of the overlap among achievement skills, suggesting that other factors (e.g., domain specific skills) might also be relevant for the overlap. We also found some differential prediction (language for reading, working memory for math). The present results extend and refine our understanding of the contribution of these cognitive predictors for reading and math.

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AttentionLanguageMathReadingWorking Memory and Processing Speed

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PMID38962323
PMCPMC11219023

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