A meta-analytic review of cognition and reading difficulties: Individual differences, moderation, and language mediation mechanisms.
Based on 378 studies, 541 independent samples, and over 34,000 participants, the current
meta-analysis aimed to explore the associations between cognition and reading difficulties …
meta-analysis aimed to explore the associations between cognition and reading difficulties …
Theories of working memory: Differences in definition, degree of modularity, role of attention, and purpose
Purpose The purpose of this article is to review and discuss theories of working memory with
special attention to their relevance to language processing. Method We begin with an …
special attention to their relevance to language processing. Method We begin with an …
Short-term memory based on activated long-term memory: A review in response to Norris (2017).
N Cowan - 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract Short-term memory (STM), the limited information temporarily in a state of
heightened accessibility, includes just-presented events and recently retrieved information …
heightened accessibility, includes just-presented events and recently retrieved information …
Working memory development: A 50-year assessment of research and underlying theories
N Cowan - Cognition, 2022 - Elsevier
The author has thought about working memory, not always by that name, since 1969 and
has conducted research on its infant and child development since the same year that the …
has conducted research on its infant and child development since the same year that the …
Working memory profiles of children with dyslexia, developmental language disorder, or both
Purpose Compared to children with typical development, children with dyslexia,
developmental language disorder (DLD), or both often demonstrate working memory …
developmental language disorder (DLD), or both often demonstrate working memory …
Serial order in perception, memory, and action.
GD Logan - Psychological Review, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
This article asks whether serial order phenomena in perception, memory, and action are
manifestations of a single underlying serial order process. The question is addressed …
manifestations of a single underlying serial order process. The question is addressed …
Do bilingual children have an executive function advantage? Results from inhibition, shifting, and updating tasks
Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine differences in performance between
monolingual and Spanish–English bilingual second graders (aged 7–9 years old) on …
monolingual and Spanish–English bilingual second graders (aged 7–9 years old) on …
Behavioral and neurophysiological aspects of working memory impairment in children with dyslexia
The present study aimed to identify behavioral and neurophysiological correlates of dyslexia
which could potentially predict reading difficulty. One hundred and three Chinese children …
which could potentially predict reading difficulty. One hundred and three Chinese children …
Executive functions and decoding in children and adolescents: A meta-analytic investigation
Previous meta-analyses highlight the role of executive functions (EF), encompassing
working memory updating, task-switching, and inhibitory control, in reading comprehension …
working memory updating, task-switching, and inhibitory control, in reading comprehension …
Resolving reading disability—Childhood predictors and adult‐age outcomes
We examined frequency of adult‐age reading disability (RD) and its childhood predictors
among 48 adults (20 to 39 years) with documented childhood RD, and contrasted their …
among 48 adults (20 to 39 years) with documented childhood RD, and contrasted their …