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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Educational Psychology
  • Linguistics

Background:

  • Reading comprehension is a complex cognitive process.
  • The role of grammatical knowledge in reading is debated.
  • Cohesive ties are linguistic devices that link text segments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To meta-analytically examine the relationship between grammatical knowledge and reading comprehension.
  • To investigate the mediating role of cohesive tie cognition.
  • To explore how this relationship varies across educational levels.

Main Methods:

  • Conducted a meta-analysis of 86 empirical studies published between 1998 and 2021.
  • Included data from 14,852 readers from primary school to university.
  • Performed moderator analysis to assess the impact of grade level.

Main Results:

  • A large overall correlation effect size was found between grammatical knowledge and reading comprehension.
  • Grammatical knowledge significantly influences reading comprehension through cohesive tie processing.
  • Moderator analysis revealed a significant interaction effect based on grade group.

Conclusions:

  • Grammatical knowledge is a critical factor for effective reading comprehension.
  • The cohesive tie function of grammatical knowledge demonstrates a transfer effect across different text comprehension scripts.
  • Educational interventions should emphasize grammatical development to enhance reading skills.