SHORT-TERM-MEMORY SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND P HONEMIC AWARENESS IN KINDERGARTEN - RESULTS OF A TRAINING-STUDY

The question of a link of the use of the articulatory loop on the proc ess of learning to read was evaluated in a training study of 75 kinder garten children aging 5 and 6 years. The children were subdivided into two groups both given training with identical plays and stories, but only one group received a training relaying the rehearsal strategy. Th e results showed clearly that improving rehearsal led to substantial i mprovements in children's phonemic awareness skills. The author discus ses the consequences on the prevention of reading disability.