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Vocabulary knowledge mediates the link between
socioeconomic status and word learning in grade school.
In this study, 68 children aged 8–15
years performed a written word learning from context task that required
using the surrounding text to identify the meaning of an unknown word. Results
revealed that vocabulary knowledge significantly mediated the relationship
between SES (as measured by maternal education) and word learning. This was
true despite the fact that the words in the linguistic context surrounding the
target word are typically acquired well before 8 years of age.
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