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What's meaning got to do with it: The role of vocabulary in word reading and reading comprehension.

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Ouellette, Gene P.·2006·Journal of Educational Psychology

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There is at present no clear consensus as to the nature of the relations between oral vocabulary and specific literacy skills.The present study distinguished between vocabulary breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge to better explain the role of oral vocabulary in various reading skills.A sample of 60 typically developing Grade 4 students was assessed on measures of receptive and expressive vocabulary breadth, depth of vocabulary knowledge, decoding, visual word recognition, and reading comprehension.Concurrent analyses revealed that each distinct reading skill was related to the vocabulary measures in a unique manner.Receptive vocabulary breadth was the only oral vocabulary variable that predicted decoding performance after controlling for age and nonverbal intelligence.In contrast, expressive vocabulary breadth predicted visual word recognition, whereas depth of vocabulary knowledge predicted reading comprehension.The results are discussed in terms of interrelations between phonological and semantic factors in the acquisition of distinct reading skills.

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  • Early semantic language delays or problems increase risk for later academic underachievement in reading comprehension and mathematics.

    “Research has also suggested that children with early semantic language delays or problems are at risk for later academic underachievement, such that children with poor semantic language skills are less likely to succeed in reading comprehension and mathematics (Aiken, 1971; Ouellette, 2006; Young et al., 2002).”

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Authors
Ouellette, G. P.
Affiliations
Carleton University (CA)
Corresponding author
Ouellette, Gene P.
Venue
Journal of Educational Psychology
Published
2006-08
Volume
98
Issue
3
Pages
554-566
ISSN
  • 0022-0663 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-2176
OpenAlex
W2100223901
Cited by
1,027
References
82
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FWCI
28.34
Type
journal article
Language
en
Licence
cc-by-nc-nd
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  • Journal of Educational Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • Intellectum (Universidad de La Sabana) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Americanae (AECID Library) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Reading and Literacy Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Second Language Acquisition and Learning
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Language Development and Disorders
Keywords
oral vocabulary, vocabulary breadth, vocabulary depth, receptive vocabulary, expressive vocabulary, decoding, visual word recognition, reading comprehension, word reading, phonological factors, semantic factors, reading acquisition, fourth grade

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