title: Reading comprehension among typically developing Swedish-speaking 10-12-year-olds: examining subgroups differentiated in terms of language and decoding skills.
abstract: Based on data from 156 typically developing 10-12-year-olds from Sweden, reading comprehension skills were studied in three subgroups: those classified with specific poor word decoding skills (n = 10), those with specific poor language comprehension (n = 12), and those with mixed difficulties in word decoding and language comprehension (n = 11). The mixed poor group achieved significantly lower scores than both specific groups in reading comprehension, and was the only group displaying poor reading comprehension test results relative to the performance of the full sample. Results are indicative of the necessity of a combined effect of poor word decoding and language in reading comprehension difficulties for this group. Implications and limitations are discussed.
authors: University of Gothenburg, Department of Psychology, Box 500, Göteborg 40530, Sweden. psyjaas@psy.gu.se
authors: Jakob
authors: J
authors: Asberg
authors: Marika
authors: M
authors: Carlsson
authors: Ann-Marie
authors: AM
authors: Oderstam
authors: Carmela
authors: C
authors: Miniscalco
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D032882:Comprehension; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007804:Language Development; D007807:Language Tests; D008297:Male; D011932:Reading; D013548:Sweden; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis