Cognitive Component Processes Mediate the Relationship between World Knowledge and Beginning Readers’ Language Comprehension Scores

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Abstract: We identify the predictors of world knowledge and the cognitive components that mediate the knowledge-comprehension relationship. Correlational analysis for 8-year olds revealed that text memory and knowledge integration were strong predictors of world knowledge. Additionally, regression analyses revealed that text memory and knowledge integration completely mediate the knowledge-language comprehension relationship.

• Brenda Hannon (Presenting Author)