title: Impaired memory for syntactical information  in poor readers.
abstract: Syntactical knowledge is vital for the comprehension and production of any language and this knowledge has also been shown to aid short-term memory (Perham, Marsh & Jones, 2009). Given that people with dyslexia are known to have difficulties in processing long-term serial order information which can be argued to underpin the use of syntactical rules, the following study explored a larger population-those who were high or low in reading abilities-and their ability to recall six-item word lists in both syntactically congruent and syntactically incongruent orders. Analyses revealed that the low reading group showed a syntactical congruency effect, but the high reading group did not. Results are discussed in terms of language and short-term memory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Psychology, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK. nperham@cardiffmet.ac.uk
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Perham
authors.forename: Carly
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Whelpley
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hodgetts
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D011939:Mental Recall; D011932:Reading