Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Working Memory and Language
- Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
- The Cambridge Handbook of Working Memory and Language
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- About the Editors
- About the Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Overview of the Handbook
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Models and Measures
- Part III Linguistic Theories and Frameworks
- Part IV First Language Processing
- 19 Working Memory in Word Reading
- 20 The Role of Working Memory in Language Comprehension and Production
- 21 Working Memory and High-Level Text Comprehension Processes
- 22 Working Memory and Speech Planning
- 23 How Do Novice and Skilled Writers Engage Working Memory?
- Part V Bilingual Acquisition and Processing
- Part VI Language Disorders, Interventions, and Instruction
- Part VII Conclusion
- Index
- References
19 - Working Memory in Word Reading
from Part IV - First Language Processing
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 July 2022
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Working Memory and Language
- Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
- The Cambridge Handbook of Working Memory and Language
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- About the Editors
- About the Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Overview of the Handbook
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Models and Measures
- Part III Linguistic Theories and Frameworks
- Part IV First Language Processing
- 19 Working Memory in Word Reading
- 20 The Role of Working Memory in Language Comprehension and Production
- 21 Working Memory and High-Level Text Comprehension Processes
- 22 Working Memory and Speech Planning
- 23 How Do Novice and Skilled Writers Engage Working Memory?
- Part V Bilingual Acquisition and Processing
- Part VI Language Disorders, Interventions, and Instruction
- Part VII Conclusion
- Index
- References
Summary
Literature has documented that working memory (WM) is one of the best predictors of literacy and word reading by children and adults. This chapter summarizes some of previous studies on word reading from the perspective of two distinctive modalities in the Baddeley’s multicomponent WM model (i.e., phonological and visuospatial aspects), reviews recent studies on WM in Chinese word reading, and suggests issues that can be further explored in WM and word reading
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Working Memory and Language , pp. 421 - 434Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022
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