The links between the child's development of spoken language and the child's subsequent
development of literacy are becoming increasingly well understood. In particular, the child's …

Many children with specific language impairments (SLI) demonstrate deficits in the areas of
verbal working memory and language learning/processing. In this article, evidence is …

We examined the longitudinal predictors of nonword decoding, reading fluency, and spelling
in three languages that vary in orthographic depth: Finnish, Greek, and English. Eighty-two …

Understanding how words are created is potentially a key component to being able to learn
and understand new vocabulary words. However, research on morphological awareness is …

Experimental second language acquisition research typically investigates the effectiveness
of instruction in terms of overall group gains. A particular instructional method may not …

Background: A longitudinal study investigated the cognitive skills and scholastic attainments
at 8 years of age of children selected on the basis of poor phonological loop skills at 5 years …

Purpose This study evaluated the impact of socioeconomic factors on children's
performance on tests of working memory and vocabulary. Method Twenty Brazilian children …

Many children with specific language impairment (SLI) demonstrate deficits in both verbal
working memory (VWM) and language. Among child language researchers, the debate …

Although many studies have shown an association between verbal short-term memory
(STM) and vocabulary development, the precise nature of this association is not yet clear …

In this study, the author aimed at measuring how much limited working memory capacity
constrains early numerical development before any formal mathematics instruction. To that …