The Simple View of Reading in Children Acquiring a Regular Orthography (Italian): A Network Analysis Approach
In the present study, we explored the unique contribution of reading accuracy, reading fluency and linguistic comprehension within the frame of Simple View of Reading (SVR). The experimental sample included 118 3rd to 5th grade children learning Italian, a language with a highly regular orthography....
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| description | In the present study, we explored the unique contribution of reading accuracy, reading fluency and linguistic comprehension within the frame of Simple View of Reading (SVR). The experimental sample included 118 3rd to 5th grade children learning Italian, a language with a highly regular orthography. We adopted a flexible method of analysis, i.e., the Network Analysis (NA), particularly suited for exploring relations among different domains and where the direct relations between a set of intercorrelated variables is the main interest. Results indicated an independent and unique contribution of syntactic comprehension skills as well as reading fluency and reading accuracy in the comprehension of a written text. The decoding measures were not directly associated with non-verbal reasoning and the latter was not directly associated with reading comprehension but was strongly related to oral syntactic comprehension. Overall, the pattern of findings is broadly consistent with the predictions of SVR and underscores how, in an orthographically regular language, reading fluency and reading accuracy as well as oral comprehension skills directly influence reading comprehension. Data are discussed in a cross-linguistic perspective. Implications for education and rehabilitation are also presented. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c2abf2772ae249688785599170b55b682022-12-21T23:32:27ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782021-08-011210.3389/fpsyg.2021.686914686914The Simple View of Reading in Children Acquiring a Regular Orthography (Italian): A Network Analysis ApproachPaola Angelelli0Daniele Luigi Romano1Daniele Luigi Romano2Chiara Valeria Marinelli3Chiara Valeria Marinelli4Luigi Macchitella5Luigi Macchitella6Pierluigi Zoccolotti7Pierluigi Zoccolotti8Laboratory of Applied Psychology and Intervention, Department of History, Society and Human Studies, University of Salento, Lecce, ItalyLaboratory of Applied Psychology and Intervention, Department of History, Society and Human Studies, University of Salento, Lecce, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, Milan Center of Neuroscience (NeuroMi), University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, ItalyLaboratory of Applied Psychology and Intervention, Department of History, Society and Human Studies, University of Salento, Lecce, ItalyDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, ItalyLaboratory of Applied Psychology and Intervention, Department of History, Society and Human Studies, University of Salento, Lecce, ItalyCenter for Neurodegenerative Diseases and the Aging Brain, Department of Clinical Research in Neurology, Pia Fondazione Cardinale G. Panico, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Lecce, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, University of Roma “Sapienza”, Rome, ItalyNeuropsychology Unit, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, ItalyIn the present study, we explored the unique contribution of reading accuracy, reading fluency and linguistic comprehension within the frame of Simple View of Reading (SVR). The experimental sample included 118 3rd to 5th grade children learning Italian, a language with a highly regular orthography. We adopted a flexible method of analysis, i.e., the Network Analysis (NA), particularly suited for exploring relations among different domains and where the direct relations between a set of intercorrelated variables is the main interest. Results indicated an independent and unique contribution of syntactic comprehension skills as well as reading fluency and reading accuracy in the comprehension of a written text. The decoding measures were not directly associated with non-verbal reasoning and the latter was not directly associated with reading comprehension but was strongly related to oral syntactic comprehension. Overall, the pattern of findings is broadly consistent with the predictions of SVR and underscores how, in an orthographically regular language, reading fluency and reading accuracy as well as oral comprehension skills directly influence reading comprehension. Data are discussed in a cross-linguistic perspective. Implications for education and rehabilitation are also presented.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.686914/fulltransparent orthographyreading comprehensionreading accuracyreading fluencylinguistic comprehension |
| spellingShingle | Paola Angelelli Daniele Luigi Romano Daniele Luigi Romano Chiara Valeria Marinelli Chiara Valeria Marinelli Luigi Macchitella Luigi Macchitella Pierluigi Zoccolotti Pierluigi Zoccolotti The Simple View of Reading in Children Acquiring a Regular Orthography (Italian): A Network Analysis Approach Frontiers in Psychology transparent orthography reading comprehension reading accuracy reading fluency linguistic comprehension |
| title | The Simple View of Reading in Children Acquiring a Regular Orthography (Italian): A Network Analysis Approach |
| title_full | The Simple View of Reading in Children Acquiring a Regular Orthography (Italian): A Network Analysis Approach |
| title_fullStr | The Simple View of Reading in Children Acquiring a Regular Orthography (Italian): A Network Analysis Approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Simple View of Reading in Children Acquiring a Regular Orthography (Italian): A Network Analysis Approach |
| title_short | The Simple View of Reading in Children Acquiring a Regular Orthography (Italian): A Network Analysis Approach |
| title_sort | simple view of reading in children acquiring a regular orthography italian a network analysis approach |
| topic | transparent orthography reading comprehension reading accuracy reading fluency linguistic comprehension |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.686914/full |
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