Publications by authors named "K Landerl"
Reading and arithmetic are core domains of academic achievement with marked impact on career opportunities and socioeconomic status. While associations between reading and arithmetic are well established, evidence on underlying mechanisms is inconclusive. The main goal of this study was to reevaluate the domain-specificity of established predictors and to enhance our understanding of the (co-)development of reading and arithmetic.
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- * A genome-wide association study (GWAS) involving over 13,000 to 33,000 participants revealed significant associations in word reading linked to specific genetic markers, while accounting for 13-26% of the variability in various language-related traits.
- * The research indicates a shared genetic factor among several language skills and establishes connections to brain structure associated with language processing, emphasizing the role of genetics in understanding human language abilities.
Number writing involves transcoding from number words (e.g., "thirty-two") to written digit strings (32) and is an important unique predictor of arithmetic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFConverting visual-Arabic digits to auditory number words and vice versa is seemingly effortless for adults. However, it is still unclear whether this process takes place automatically and whether accessing the underlying magnitude representation is necessary during this process. In two event-related potential (ERP) experiments, adults were presented with identical (e.
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