“…As was described earlier in this thesis, studies find a close link between vocabulary and reading comprehension (Ouellette & Beers, 2009;Torppa, Lyytinen, Erskine, Eklund, & Lyytinen, 2010). As expected, deficits in vocabulary have been repeatedly found in the group of poor comprehenders (Cain, Oakhill, & Elbro, 2003;Cain, Oakhill, & Lemmon, 2004;Catts et al, 2003;Nation, Clarke, Marshall, & Durand, 2004;Nation, Cocksey, Taylor, & Bishop, 2010;Nation & Snowling, 1998b;Stothard & Hulme, 1992).…”