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読解力とつながる2つの力は?5万件のデータでわかった「語いと知識」「音を聞き分ける力」

Two Skills That Help You Read Well

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1Researchers in the United States have found two skills that are closely linked to reading well. One is knowing many words and ideas. The other is hearing each sound inside a word.

2The team was led by Daniel Hajovsky of Texas A&M University. The researchers did not give a new test to students. Instead, they put together results from 137 sets of tests. In total, they studied about 50,000 pieces of data.

3The two skills were better signs of reading ability than any other skill in the study. Seeing shapes well was not really connected to reading. General intelligence mattered, but less than earlier studies said.

4Hajovsky said that a child who has trouble with reading does not have low ability. Often, one skill just needs more work, he said.

Words 単語

researchersB1名研究者(researcher の複数形)people who study something to learn new facts
skillsA1名技能、力(skill の複数形)things you can do well because you learned them
linkedB1動結びついた、関係がある(link の過去分詞)connected to something else
insteadA2副そのかわりにin place of something else
totalB1名合計(in total で「全部で」)the number you get when you add all
abilityA2名能力、力being able to do something
connectedB1形関係がある、つながっているhaving a link with something
troubleA2名苦労、困ったこと(have trouble with ~で「~が苦手だ」)a problem that makes something hard to do

単語のレベル:CEFR-J(『CEFR-J Wordlist Version 1.6』 東京外国語大学投野由紀夫研究室. (URL: https://www.cefr-j.org/download.html より 2026年8月ダウンロード))

1. Reading Quiz 本文の内容に合うものを選ぼう

  1. What are the two skills in the study?

    A. Running fast and singing wellB. Writing fast and drawing wellC. Knowing many words and ideas, and hearing each sound in a wordD. Seeing shapes well and remembering faces

  2. What did the researchers do?

    A. They put together results from 137 sets of tests.B. They gave a new test to 137 students.C. They taught reading at a school.D. They wrote a new textbook.

  3. Which skill was not really connected to reading?

    A. Knowing many wordsB. Hearing sounds in wordsC. Knowing many ideasD. Seeing shapes well

  4. What did Hajovsky say about having trouble with reading?

    A. It means the person has low ability.B. It does not mean the child has low ability.C. It cannot be changed.D. It only happens to adults.

2. True or False 正しければ T、違っていれば F

  1. (     ) The researchers gave a new test to many students.

  2. (     ) The study looked at about 50,000 pieces of data.

  3. (     ) General intelligence did not matter at all.

  4. (     ) Hajovsky said one skill often just needs more work.

3. Fill in the Blanks 下の語から選んで空らんをうめよう(形を変えずに)

InsteadconnectedskillsResearchersabilitytotal

  1. _____ in the United States have found two skills that are closely linked to reading well.

  2. Seeing shapes well was not really _____ to reading.

  3. Hajovsky said that a child who has trouble with reading does not have low _____.

  4. In _____, they studied about 50,000 pieces of data.

  5. The two _____ were better signs of reading ability than any other skill in the study.

  6. _____, they put together results from 137 sets of tests.

4. Word Order 語を並べかえて正しい文にしよう

  1. ( is / words / One / knowing / and / ideas / many ) .

  2. ( they / of / about / pieces / total, / studied / data / 50,000 / In ) .

  3. ( connected / was / well / shapes / really / Seeing / reading / not / to ) .

5. Think and Write 英語で答えてみよう

  1. How do you learn new English words?(あなたは英語の新しい単語をどうやって覚えていますか?)

  2. Is reading easy or hard for you? Why?(あなたにとって、読むことはかんたんですか、むずかしいですか?なぜ?)

Answers 解答

1. (1) C (2) A (3) D (4) B

2. (1) F (2) T (3) F (4) T

3. (1) Researchers (2) connected (3) ability (4) total (5) skills (6) Instead

4.

  1. One is knowing many words and ideas.
  2. In total, they studied about 50,000 pieces of data.
  3. Seeing shapes well was not really connected to reading.

全文訳

1アメリカの研究者たちが、上手に読めることと強く結びついた2つの力を見つけました。1つは、たくさんの言葉や考えを知っていることです。もう1つは、言葉の中の一つ一つの音を聞き分けることです。

2チームをひきいたのは、テキサスA&M大学のダニエル・ハジョフスキーさんです。研究者たちは、生徒に新しいテストをしたわけではありません。そのかわりに、137組のテストの結果をまとめました。全部で約5万件のデータを調べました。

3この2つの力は、研究で調べたほかのどの力よりも、読む力をよく表すしるしでした。形をよく見分ける力は、読むこととはあまり関係がありませんでした。全体的な頭のよさ(知能)も関係はありましたが、前の研究が言っていたほどではありませんでした。

4ハジョフスキーさんは、読むのが苦手な子どもは能力が低いわけではないと話しました。多くの場合、1つの力にもっと取り組む必要があるだけだと言います。

文法ポイント:one ~, the other ...(2つのうち、1つは~、もう1つは…)

2つのものを順に説明するとき、1つ目を one、残りのもう1つを the other で表す。本文の One is knowing many words and ideas. The other is hearing each sound inside a word. は「1つはたくさんの言葉や考えを知っていること。もう1つは言葉の中の一つ一つの音を聞き分けること」。2つしかないので、残りは決まった1つ。だから the がつく。

出典:ScienceDaily(Texas A&M University の発表)、Texas A&M University Stories、EurekAlert!(Texas A&M University の発表) ほか(記事は原田英語の時事英語ジュニアのオリジナル)|https://www.haradaeigo.com/jijieigo-junior/news/2026-11-06-reading-skills-knowledge-sounds/