ABSTRACT

In the present study, we used latent variable structural equation modeling to investigate relations between oral language, decoding, and two components of executive function (cognitive flexibility and working memory) and reading comprehension in a sample of 271 native English-speaking 9.00- to 14.83-year-olds. Results of the mediation analyses indicated that both oral language and decoding fully mediated the relations between working memory and cognitive flexibility and reading comprehension. These findings suggest that executive function is likely associated with reading comprehension through its relation with decoding and oral language and provide additional support for the role of executive function in reading comprehension as a potentially crucial precursor to skilled reading.

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在本研究中，我们使用潜在变量结构方程模型来研究口语、解码、执行功能的两个组成部分（认知灵活性和工作记忆）和阅读理解之间的关系，样本为 271 名母语为英语的 9.00-14.83 -岁。中介分析的结果表明，口语和解码都充分中介了工作记忆与认知灵活性和阅读理解之间的关系。这些发现表明，执行功能可能通过其与解码和口语的关系与阅读理解相关，并为执行功能在阅读理解中的作用作为熟练阅读的潜在关键先导提供了额外的支持。