TY - JOUR
T1 - “Zooming in” on orthographic knowledge to clarify the relationship between rapid automatised naming (RAN) and word reading
AU - Houlis, Kamariani
AU - Hogben, John H.
AU - Visser, Troy
AU - Ohan, Jeneva L.
AU - Anderson, Mike
AU - Heath, Steve M.
PY - 2019/8/1
Y1 - 2019/8/1
N2 - Studies of relationships between orthographic knowledge (OK), rapid automatised naming (RAN) and reading have yielded mixed results due to inconsistency in measures used, the definition of OK and group characteristics. We comprehensively examined OK (MGR; mental graphemic representations and GOK; generic orthographic knowledge, accuracy/efficiency); alpha/non-alphanumeric RAN (ANRAN/NANRAN) and word reading (accuracy/efficiency) with control for nonverbal reasoning and phonological awareness. In 169 Grade 6 children, ANRAN uniquely influenced MGR (accuracy/efficiency), with NANRAN influencing only GOK efficiency. ANRAN/NANRAN influenced word reading efficiency directly/indirectly through MGR efficiency. We observed similar direct/indirect effects on word reading accuracy from ANRAN and MGR accuracy but only indirect influence from NANRAN through MGR accuracy. Further analyses indicated that RAN and OK relate reciprocally when influencing word reading. Our inference that both RAN and OK types, especially ANRAN and MGR, influence word reading by interactively and differentially accessing the same neural substrata as reading, should inform future research and intervention.
AB - Studies of relationships between orthographic knowledge (OK), rapid automatised naming (RAN) and reading have yielded mixed results due to inconsistency in measures used, the definition of OK and group characteristics. We comprehensively examined OK (MGR; mental graphemic representations and GOK; generic orthographic knowledge, accuracy/efficiency); alpha/non-alphanumeric RAN (ANRAN/NANRAN) and word reading (accuracy/efficiency) with control for nonverbal reasoning and phonological awareness. In 169 Grade 6 children, ANRAN uniquely influenced MGR (accuracy/efficiency), with NANRAN influencing only GOK efficiency. ANRAN/NANRAN influenced word reading efficiency directly/indirectly through MGR efficiency. We observed similar direct/indirect effects on word reading accuracy from ANRAN and MGR accuracy but only indirect influence from NANRAN through MGR accuracy. Further analyses indicated that RAN and OK relate reciprocally when influencing word reading. Our inference that both RAN and OK types, especially ANRAN and MGR, influence word reading by interactively and differentially accessing the same neural substrata as reading, should inform future research and intervention.
KW - Efficiency
KW - Orthographic knowledge
KW - Rapid automatised naming
KW - Word reading
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85069852261&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.lindif.2019.101756
DO - 10.1016/j.lindif.2019.101756
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85069852261
SN - 1041-6080
VL - 74
JO - Learning and Individual Differences
JF - Learning and Individual Differences
M1 - 101756
ER -