Reading Comprehension Predictors in European Portuguese Adults

Research on the predictors of reading comprehension has been largely focused on school-aged children and mainly in opaque orthographies, hindering the generalization of the results to adult populations and more transparent orthographies. In the present study, we aim to test two versions of the Simpl...

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Autores principales:	Fábio Gonçalves, Alexandra Reis, Filomena Inácio, Inês Salomé Morais, Luís Faísca
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	reading comprehension simple view of reading path-analysis adult typical readers European Portuguese Psychology BF1-990
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bab3a678a3b444d0854fbadd581b6e422021-12-02T09:34:39ZReading Comprehension Predictors in European Portuguese Adults1664-107810.3389/fpsyg.2021.789413https://doaj.org/article/bab3a678a3b444d0854fbadd581b6e422021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.789413/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078Research on the predictors of reading comprehension has been largely focused on school-aged children and mainly in opaque orthographies, hindering the generalization of the results to adult populations and more transparent orthographies. In the present study, we aim to test two versions of the Simple View of Reading (SVR): the original model and an extended version, including reading fluency and vocabulary. Additional mediation models were analyzed to verify if other reading comprehension predictors (rapid automatized naming, phonological decoding, phonological awareness, morphological awareness, and working memory) have direct effects or if they are mediated through word reading and reading fluency. A sample of 67 typical adult Portuguese readers participated in this study. The SVR model accounted for 27% of the variance in reading comprehension, with oral language comprehension displaying a larger contribution than word reading. In the extended SVR model, reading fluency and vocabulary provided an additional and significant contribution of 7% to the explained variance. Moreover, vocabulary influenced reading comprehension directly and indirectly, via oral language comprehension. In the final mediation model, the total mediation hypothesis was rejected, and only morphological awareness showed a direct effect on reading comprehension. These results provide preliminary evidence that the SVR (with the possible addition of vocabulary) might be a reliable model to explain reading comprehension in adult typical readers in a semitransparent orthography. Furthermore, oral language comprehension and vocabulary were the best predictors in the study, suggesting that remediation programs addressing reading comprehension in adults should promote these abilities.Fábio GonçalvesAlexandra ReisAlexandra ReisFilomena InácioFilomena InácioInês Salomé MoraisInês Salomé MoraisLuís FaíscaLuís FaíscaFrontiers Media S.A.articlereading comprehensionsimple view of readingpath-analysisadult typical readersEuropean PortuguesePsychologyBF1-990ENFrontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021)
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spellingShingle	reading comprehension simple view of reading path-analysis adult typical readers European Portuguese Psychology BF1-990 Fábio Gonçalves Alexandra Reis Alexandra Reis Filomena Inácio Filomena Inácio Inês Salomé Morais Inês Salomé Morais Luís Faísca Luís Faísca Reading Comprehension Predictors in European Portuguese Adults
description	Research on the predictors of reading comprehension has been largely focused on school-aged children and mainly in opaque orthographies, hindering the generalization of the results to adult populations and more transparent orthographies. In the present study, we aim to test two versions of the Simple View of Reading (SVR): the original model and an extended version, including reading fluency and vocabulary. Additional mediation models were analyzed to verify if other reading comprehension predictors (rapid automatized naming, phonological decoding, phonological awareness, morphological awareness, and working memory) have direct effects or if they are mediated through word reading and reading fluency. A sample of 67 typical adult Portuguese readers participated in this study. The SVR model accounted for 27% of the variance in reading comprehension, with oral language comprehension displaying a larger contribution than word reading. In the extended SVR model, reading fluency and vocabulary provided an additional and significant contribution of 7% to the explained variance. Moreover, vocabulary influenced reading comprehension directly and indirectly, via oral language comprehension. In the final mediation model, the total mediation hypothesis was rejected, and only morphological awareness showed a direct effect on reading comprehension. These results provide preliminary evidence that the SVR (with the possible addition of vocabulary) might be a reliable model to explain reading comprehension in adult typical readers in a semitransparent orthography. Furthermore, oral language comprehension and vocabulary were the best predictors in the study, suggesting that remediation programs addressing reading comprehension in adults should promote these abilities.
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author	Fábio Gonçalves Alexandra Reis Alexandra Reis Filomena Inácio Filomena Inácio Inês Salomé Morais Inês Salomé Morais Luís Faísca Luís Faísca
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title	Reading Comprehension Predictors in European Portuguese Adults
title_short	Reading Comprehension Predictors in European Portuguese Adults
title_full	Reading Comprehension Predictors in European Portuguese Adults
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title_sort	reading comprehension predictors in european portuguese adults
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
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Reading Comprehension Predictors in European Portuguese Adults

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