TY - JOUR
T1 - The involvement of long-term serial-order memory in reading development
T2 - A longitudinal study
AU - Bogaerts, Louisa
AU - Szmalec, Arnaud
AU - De Maeyer, Marjolijn
AU - Page, Mike P.A.
AU - Duyck, Wouter
PY - 2016/5/1
Y1 - 2016/5/1
N2 - Recent findings suggest that Hebb repetition learning-a paradigmatic example of long-term serial-order learning-is impaired in adults with dyslexia. The current study further investigated the link between serial-order learning and reading using a longitudinal developmental design. With this aim, verbal and visual Hebb repetition learning performance and reading skills were assessed in 96 Dutch-speaking children who we followed from first through second grade of primary school. We observed a positive association between order learning capacities and reading ability as well as weaker Hebb learning performance in early readers with poor reading skills even at the onset of reading instruction. Hebb learning further predicted individual differences in later (nonword) reading skills. Finally, Hebb learning was shown to explain a significant part of the variance in reading performance above and beyond phonological awareness. These findings highlight the role of serial-order memory in reading ability.
AB - Recent findings suggest that Hebb repetition learning-a paradigmatic example of long-term serial-order learning-is impaired in adults with dyslexia. The current study further investigated the link between serial-order learning and reading using a longitudinal developmental design. With this aim, verbal and visual Hebb repetition learning performance and reading skills were assessed in 96 Dutch-speaking children who we followed from first through second grade of primary school. We observed a positive association between order learning capacities and reading ability as well as weaker Hebb learning performance in early readers with poor reading skills even at the onset of reading instruction. Hebb learning further predicted individual differences in later (nonword) reading skills. Finally, Hebb learning was shown to explain a significant part of the variance in reading performance above and beyond phonological awareness. These findings highlight the role of serial-order memory in reading ability.
KW - Hebb repetition learning
KW - Language acquisition
KW - Memory
KW - Reading
KW - Reading disability
KW - Sequence learning
KW - Serial order
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jecp.2015.12.008
DO - 10.1016/j.jecp.2015.12.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 26835842
AN - SCOPUS:84955567077
VL - 145
SP - 139
EP - 156
JO - Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
JF - Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
SN - 0022-0965
ER -