The genetic and environmental etiologies of the relations between cognitive skills and components of reading ability.

ABSTRACT: Although previous research has shown cognitive skills to be important predictors of reading ability in children, the respective roles for genetic and environmental influences on these relations is an open question. The present study explored the genetic and environmental etiologies underlying the relations between selected executive functions and cognitive abilities (working memory, inhibition, processing speed, and naming speed) with 3 components of reading ability (word reading, reading comprehension, and listening comprehension). Twin pairs drawn from the Colorado Front Range (n = 676; 224 monozygotic pairs; 452 dizygotic pairs) between the ages of 8 and 16 (M = 11.11) were assessed on multiple measures of each cognitive and reading-related skill. Each cognitive and reading-related skil

SUBMITTER: Christopher ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4792094 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature