EXPLORING THE ROLE OF PROSODIC AWARENESS AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS IN WORD READING AND READING COMPREHENSION: A STUDY OF COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY IN ADULT READERS

The current study examined the phonological process of prosodic ability in a model of adult word reading and reading comprehension ability. All phonological tasks involve executive functions (EF) reflected in an individual’s flexibility for manipulating different components of language. To account f...

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Main Author: Chan, JESSICA S.
Other Authors: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.))
Language:en
en
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1974/8532