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The role of memory updating in shallow native and opaque second language learning.
No full textThe current study investigates the relation between working memory updating and second
language learning (L2) outcomes in typically-developing fourth grade children. Our primary aim
was to replicate and extend previous findings on the relationship between updating and low-level
reading skills, i.e. fluency. Our second objective was to examine possible updating transfer effects
across languages, from the native language (L1) to L2 learning. The languages considered have
different orthographic features; shallow for L1 (Italian), and opaque for L2 (English). Mediation
analyses were tested using the bootstrapping method; we found that updating was directly
related to reading fluency in L2 learning. Moreover, we showed evidence of the mediating role
of L1 fluency in the relation between memory updating and L2 fluency. Our findings suggest
that updating processes may act at a low level for reading, and are potentially independent from
specific language features, both for opaque and regular orthographies
Working memory and vocabulary breadth and depth: How they contribute to explain reading comprehension
No full textGenius and working memory: A relationship affected by age and context|Genio e memoria di lavoro: Un rapporto che cambia con l'età e il contesto
No full textCultural capital during pandemic emergency: Preliminary data on how pandemic changed adults’ attitude towards reading for pleasure
No full textIn the current research, we report preliminary findings from an online reading questionnaire.
This was created to study attitudes towards reading during the March-August period of the
2020 pandemic emergency in Italy. Findings showed an interesting trend: we observed an
increase of reading for pleasure, but not for study/work purposes
How long-term memory lexical associations may affect working memory updating in children.
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