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Dyslexia (Chichester, England)
May, 2022;28 (2): 212-227.

Stroop performance is related to reading profiles in Hebrew-speaking individuals with dyslexia and typical readers.

Donia Abo-Elhija, Rola Farah, Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus
Author Information
  1. Donia Abo-Elhija: Educational Neuroimaging Center, Faculty of Education in Science and Technology, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel.
  2. Rola Farah: Educational Neuroimaging Center, Faculty of Education in Science and Technology, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel.
  3. Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus: Educational Neuroimaging Center, Faculty of Education in Science and Technology, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel. ORCID
PMID: 35132738 DOI: 10.1002/dys.1708

Abstract

There is a debate in the literature regarding the level of contribution of executive functions (EF) to reading comprehension (RC), in the context of the simple view of reading (SVR) model. The current study aims to create sub-profiles of reading and cognitive abilities based on a measure traditionally used for evaluating EF, that is, the Stroop task, and specifically, Stroop time. Ninety-seven adults with and without reading difficulties performed reading and cognitive tasks, including the Stroop tests. Four groups were created based on Stroop performance time and a reading profile was created for each group. A mediation analysis was conducted to determine if reading accuracy and linguistic abilities predict RC mediated by Stroop time. Participants with a shorter Stroop time demonstrated better reading abilities, whereas those with longer Stroop time showed decreased reading performance. Stroop time was also negatively associated with better performance in additional cognitive abilities. A mediation analysis suggested that decoding ability and linguistic ability predict RC through EF. Our findings support the SVR model and the involvement of EF in reading proficiency and might be used for designing EF-based interventions for reading and RC difficulties.

Keywords

Stroop cognitive abilities dyslexia executive function mediation analysis reading abilities reading profiles simple view of reading

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MeSH Term

Adult
Cognition
Comprehension
Dyslexia
Executive Function
Humans
Linguistics
Reading
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