The Relationship between Phonological Processing and Arithmetic in Children with Learning Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Matejko, Anna A.; Lozano, Melanie; Schlosberg, Nicole; McKay, Cameron; Core, Lucy; Revsine, Cambria; Davis, Shelby N.; Eden, Guinevere F.
Titel	The Relationship between Phonological Processing and Arithmetic in Children with Learning Disabilities
Quelle	In: Developmental Science, 26 (2023) 2, (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-755X
DOI	10.1111/desc.13294
Schlagwörter	Phonological Awareness; Arithmetic; Mathematics Skills; Students with Disabilities; Learning Disabilities; Phonemic Awareness; Memory; Naming; Correlation; Cognitive Processes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Addition; Arithmetik; Arithmetikunterricht; Rechnen; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Gedächtnis; Korrelation; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess
Abstract	Phonological processing skills have not only been shown to be important for reading skills, but also for arithmetic skills. Specifically, previous research in typically developing children has suggested that phonological processing skills may be more closely related to arithmetic problems that are solved through fact retrieval (e.g., remembering the solution from memory) than procedural computation (e.g., counting). However, the relationship between phonological processing and arithmetic in children with learning disabilities (LDs) has not been investigated. Yet, understanding these relationships in children with LDs is especially important because it can help elucidate the cognitive underpinnings of math difficulties, explain why reading and math disabilities frequently co-occur, and provide information on which cognitive skills to target for interventions. In 63 children with LDs, we examined the relationship between different phonological processing skills (phonemic awareness, phonological memory, and rapid serial naming) and arithmetic. We distinguished between arithmetic problems that tend to be solved with fact retrieval versus procedural computation to determine whether phonological processing skills are differentially related to these two arithmetic processes. We found that phonemic awareness, but not phonological memory or rapid serial naming, was related to arithmetic fact retrieval. We also found no association between any phonological processing skills and procedural computation. These results converge with prior research in typically developing children and suggest that phonemic awareness is also related to arithmetic fact retrieval in children with LD. These results raise the possibility that phonemic awareness training might improve both reading and arithmetic fact retrieval skills. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01