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Specific reading retardation and working memory: A review
Author(s) -
Jorm Anthony F.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
british journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.536
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8295
pISSN - 0007-1269
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1983.tb01865.x
Subject(s) - psychology , reading (process) , cognitive psychology , working memory , baddeley's model of working memory , affect (linguistics) , short term memory , term (time) , long term memory , dyslexia , developmental psychology , cognition , linguistics , communication , neuroscience , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics
Research into the memory deficit of retarded readers is examined within a working memory framework. Although much of the evidence in this area is confusing, there is fairly consistent evidence that reading retardation can be associated with a deficit in long‐term storage of phonological information. This deficit may affect retarded readers' ability to utilize the articulatory loop, a short‐term store which appears to play an important role in certain aspects of normal reading acquisition. On the other hand, there is fairly consistent evidence that retarded readers perform normally at storing non‐verbal information and the semantic aspects of verbal information in long‐term memory. Problems with current research strategies are discussed and suggestions for future research directions are made.