Research has shown that language and literacy skills in a first language (L1) are related to
performance in a second language (L2) and that these relations are reciprocal. However …

Language learning involves linguistic and societal factors that interact to facilitate or hinder
second language learning. Different contextual factors provide an opportunity to examine …

The present study examined components of the simple view of reading in relation to reading
comprehension in Arabic. The participants included 80 Arabic-English speaking children, 40 …

The present study investigated the executive functioning of working memory, inhibition,
shifting, and planning in Chinese adolescent readers with dyslexia and how they related to …

Background Numerous studies have claimed that high variability phonetic training (HVPT)
has significant efficacy in improving learners' phonological decoding ability. Although mobile …

This study probed the cognitive mechanisms that underlie order processing for number
symbols, specifically the extent to which the direction and format in which number symbols …

Abstract This two-wave (1.5 years apart) longitudinal study examined the bidirectional
relations between measures of executive function (EF; working memory, attention focusing …

This study investigated the unique role of nonverbal reasoning in early English word
decoding for native Chinese-speaking children across three studies. In Study 1, 80 Grade 1 …

Purpose Developmental dyslexia in alphabetic languages (DD) is characterized by a
phonological deficit. Since logographic scripts rely predominantly on visual and …

This longitudinal study investigated the predictors of word reading in English and French for
69 children in early total French immersion from first through third grade. The influence of …