Inhibitory control predicts growth in irregular word reading: Evidence from a large-scale longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT: Irregular words cannot be read correctly by decoding letters into sounds using the most common letter-sound mapping relations. They are difficult to read and learn. Cognitive models of word reading and development as well as empirical data suggest that inhibitory control might be important for irregular word reading and its development. The current study tested this in a U.K. population-based cohort (N = 529, 52.74% male, 90.17% White) in which children were assessed longitudinally at ages 5-6, 7-8, and 10-11 years. Results showed that inhibitory control did not predict concurrent irregular word reading after controlling for the covariates of decoding and vocabulary. However, inhibitory control made a small but significant contribution to growth in irregular word reading across time

SUBMITTER: Qiu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10680298 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature