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Haigh, Corinne A.; Savage, Robert; Erdos, Caroline; Genesee, Fred – Journal of Research in Reading, 2011
This study investigated the link between phoneme and onset-rime awareness and reading outcomes in children learning to read in a second language (L2). Closely matched phoneme and onset-rime awareness tasks were administered in English and French in the spring of kindergarten to English-dominant children in French immersion programmes (n=98).…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Phonemes, Second Language Learning, Phonological Awareness
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Savage, Robert; Carless, Sue – Journal of Research in Reading, 2004
The present study sought to extend a recent study by Savage, Carless and Stuart, by looking at the pre-test phonological skills that predicted improvements in letter-sound knowledge and nonword reading. Results showed overall that phoneme manipulation predicted improvements in nonword reading and letter-sound knowledge even when pre-test scores on…
Descriptors: Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Teaching Methods, Reading Skills, Decoding (Reading)
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Savage, Robert; Carless, Sue – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2005
Background: Phonological awareness is known to be an excellent predictor of later reading acquisition. It remains unclear, however, whether phoneme manipulation alone best explains this association or whether an additional direct contribution of onset-rime awareness is predictive. This issue is explored here. Method: A longitudinal study is…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Phonemes, Early Reading