Rapid naming,not cancellation speed or articulation rate,predicts reading in an orthographically regular language (Italian) |
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Authors: | Gloria Di Filippo Daniela Brizzolara Anna Chilosi Maria De Luca Anna Judica Chiara Pecini |
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Affiliation: | 1. Centro Ricerche di Neuropsicologia, IRCCS , Fondazione Santa Lucia , Rome, Italy,;2. Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università di Roma , “La Sapienza,”, Italy;3. 3Istituto IRCCS Stella Maris , Calambrone, Pisa, Italy,;4. Centro Ricerche di Neuropsicologia, IRCCS , Fondazione Santa Lucia , Rome, Italy, |
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Abstract: | This study examined the influence of rapid automatization naming (RAN) measures on various parameters of reading performance in children who were native speakers of a language with a shallow orthography (Italian). Participants included 281 children enrolled in first-to-sixth grade. They were given a Naming test, in which they had to name rapidly matrices of colors, objects, or digits, a Cancellation test, using the same stimulus materials, and an oral Articulation test. Performance on all tests improved steadily across ages tested. Performance on the Naming test, but not on the Cancellation and Articulation tests, predicted speed and accuracy in reading; none of these measures reliably predicted the reading comprehension measure. Data on a Blending test were also available for a subsample of first- and third-graders. Both RAN and phonological ability contributed independently to the prediction of reading ability (accuracy and speed) in these participants. The results extend observations on RAN to an orthographically shallow language (Italian) and suggest an element of continuity between languages with opaque and transparent orthographies. |
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Keywords: | rapid automatization naming visual search articulation development |
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