The Role of Executive Functions in Reading Comprehension.
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| Title: | The Role of Executive Functions in Reading Comprehension. |
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| Authors: | Butterfuss, Reese, Kendeou, Panayiota |
| Source: | Educational Psychology Review. Sep2018, Vol. 30 Issue 3, p801-826. 26p. 1 Chart. |
| Subjects: | Executive function, Reading comprehension, Response inhibition, Cognitive ability, Discourse analysis |
| Abstract: | Our goal in this paper is to understand the extent to which, and under what conditions, executive functions (EFs) play a role in reading comprehension processes. We begin with a brief review of core components of EF (inhibition, shifting, and updating) and reading comprehension. We then discuss the status of EFs in process models of reading comprehension. Next, we review and synthesize empirical evidence in the extant literature for the involvement of core components of EF in reading comprehension processes under different reading conditions and across different populations. In conclusion, we propose that EFs may help explain complex interactions between the reader, the text, and the discourse situation, and call for both existing and future models of reading comprehension to include EFs as explicit components. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Our goal in this paper is to understand the extent to which, and under what conditions, executive functions (EFs) play a role in reading comprehension processes. We begin with a brief review of core components of EF (inhibition, shifting, and updating) and reading comprehension. We then discuss the status of EFs in process models of reading comprehension. Next, we review and synthesize empirical evidence in the extant literature for the involvement of core components of EF in reading comprehension processes under different reading conditions and across different populations. In conclusion, we propose that EFs may help explain complex interactions between the reader, the text, and the discourse situation, and call for both existing and future models of reading comprehension to include EFs as explicit components. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 1040726X |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10648-017-9422-6 |
