Mercedes Spencer

Capturing the complexity: Content, type, and amount of instruction and quality of the classroom learning environment synergistically predict third graders’ vocabulary and reading comprehension outcomes.

Carol McDonald Connor, Mercedes Spencer, Stephanie Day et al. · Journal of Educational Psychology · 2014 · 134 citations · Full text

Education, Complex Systems, Teacher Education +17

Statistical learning is related to early literacy-related skills

Mercedes Spencer, Michael P. Kaschak, John L. Jones et al. · Reading and Writing · 2014 · 104 citations · Full text

Statistical Learning, Early Literacy, Early Childhood Literacy +8

The Comprehension Problems of Children With Poor Reading Comprehension Despite Adequate Decoding: A Meta-Analysis

Mercedes Spencer, Richard K. Wagner · Review of Educational Research · 2018 · 102 citations

Considering the Role of Executive Function in Reading Comprehension: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Mercedes Spencer, Miranda Richmond, Laurie E. Cutting · Scientific Studies of Reading · 2019 · 101 citations · Full text

Cognitive Science, Reading Comprehension, Text Structure +15

Examining the underlying dimensions of morphological awareness and vocabulary knowledge

Mercedes Spencer, Andrea E. Muse, Richard K. Wagner et al. · Reading and Writing · 2015 · 100 citations · Full text

Morphology, Psycholinguistics, Lexicon +6