RT Journal Article
T1 Effect of Cognitive Variables on the Reading Ability of Spanish Children at Age Seven.
A1 González-Valenzuela, María José
A1 López-Montiel, Dolores
A1 Díaz-Giráldez, Félix
A1 Martín-Ruiz, Isaías
K1 Comprensión lectora - Niños
K1 Lectura - Estudio y enseñanza
K1 Psicología evolutiva
AB The objective of this study is to determine the contribution made by knowledge ofletters, phonological awareness, phonological memory, and alphanumeric and nonalphanumericrapid automatized naming at the ages of six and seven to the ability ofSpanish children to read words at 7 years of age. A total of 116 Spanish-speaking schoolchildren took part in the study, from schools located in an average socio-cultural setting,without special educational needs. The reading ability of these pupils was evaluatedat the age of seven, and cognitive variables were assessed at 6 and 7 years of age.Descriptive-exploratory analyses, bivariate analyses, and multivariate regressions wereperformed. The results show that cognitive variables measured at these ages contributedifferently to the ability to read words at 7 years of age. Rapid naming does not seemto influence word reading; knowledge of letters no longer influences word reading aschildren grow older; and phonological awareness and phonological memory maintaintheir contribution to the explanation of word reading. These results indicate that readingin Spanish depends on different cognitive variables and that this relationship variesaccording to age. The findings have key educational implications in terms of teachingreading skills and the prevention of specific learning difficulties in Spanish PrimaryEducation.
PB Frontiers
YR 2021
FD 2021-05-10
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/31656
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/31656
LA eng
NO González-Valenzuela, M.J., López-Montiel, D., Díaz-Giráldez, F. & Martín-Ruiz, I. (2021) Effect of Cognitive Variables on the Reading Ability of Spanish Children at Age Seven. Frontier in Psychology, 12, 663596. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.663596
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 21 ene 2026