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Serial-order short-term memory predicts vocabulary development: Evidence from a longitudinal study.

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: Serial-order short-term memory (STM), as opposed to item STM, has been shown to be very consistently associated with lexical learning abilities in cross-sectional study designs. This study investigated longitudinal predictions between serial-order STM and vocabulary development. Tasks maximizing the temporary retention of either serial-order or item information were administered to kindergarten children aged 4 and 5. At age 4, age 5, and from age 4 to age 5, serial-order STM capacities, but not item STM capacities, were specifically associated with vocabulary development. Moreover, the increase of serial-order STM capacity from age 4 to age 5 predicted the increase of vocabulary knowledge over the same time period. These results support a theoretical position that assumes an important role for serial-order STM capacities in vocabulary acquisition.

Source: Developmental Psychology

DOI: 10.1037/a0018540

Authors: Anne-Lise Leclercq, Steve Majerus

Institution: University of Liège

Language: English

Topic: Language Development and Disorders

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique - FNRS

OpenAlex ID: W2007990068