What they want
The project will address three research aims: 1) examine path relationships between four neurocognitive processes (working memory, inhibition, cognitive flexibility, metacognition) and three reading proficiency benchmarks (receptive vocabulary, word identification, standardized reading assessments) in high- and low-cumulative risk groups; 2) examine variability in pathway relationships between adversity and reading through neurocognitive processes using different ACE modeling approaches (cumulative risk, threat/deprivation dimensions, latent classes); and 3) develop an integrated reading framework considering the developmental sequelae of adversity. Longitudinal, multi-group structural equation modeling will be used to analyze group-specific relationships between neurocognitive processes in middle childhood and reading outcomes in early adolescence.
Deliverables
- Integrated reading framework that considers the developmental sequelae of adversity for future research
Technical requirements
- Utilization of Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) dataset
- Longitudinal, multi-group structural equation modeling
- Analysis of a latent factor of metacognition
