Law, J. M. , Wouters, J. and Ghesquière, P. (2017) The influences and outcomes of phonological awareness: a study of MA, PA and auditory processing in pre-readers with a family risk of dyslexia. Developmental Science, 20(5), e12453. (doi: 10.1111/desc.12453) (PMID:27774757)
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Abstract
The direct influence of phonological awareness (PA) on reading outcomes has been widely demonstrated, yet PA may also exert indirect influence on reading outcomes through other cognitive variables such as morphological awareness (MA). However, PA's own development is dependent and influenced by many extraneous variables such as auditory processing, which could ultimately impact reading outcomes. In a group of pre-reading children with a family risk of dyslexia and low-risk controls, this study sets out to answer questions surrounding PA's relationship at various grain sizes (syllable, onset/rime and phoneme) with measures of auditory processing (frequency modulation (FM) and an amplitude rise-time task (RT)) and MA, independent of reading experience. Group analysis revealed significant differences between high- and low-risk children on measures of MA, and PA at all grain sizes, while a trend for lower RT thresholds of high-risk children was found compared with controls. Correlational analysis demonstrated that MA is related to the composite PA score and syllable awareness. Group differences on MA and PA were re-examined including PA and MA, respectively, as control variables. Results exposed PA as a relevant component of MA, independent of reading experience.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Law, Dr Jeremy |
Authors: | Law, J. M., Wouters, J., and Ghesquière, P. |
College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Social & Environmental Sustainability |
Journal Name: | Developmental Science |
Publisher: | Wiley |
ISSN: | 1363-755X |
ISSN (Online): | 1467-7687 |
Published Online: | 23 October 2016 |
Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2016 John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
First Published: | First published in Developmental Science 20(5): e12453 |
Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy |
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