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Effects of Onset Density in Preschool Children: Implications for Development of Phonological Awareness and Phonological Representation
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Foy, Judith G.; Mann, Virginia A. – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2009
Neighborhood density influences adult performance on several word processing tasks. Some studies show age-related effects of density on children's performance, reflecting a developmental restructuring of the mental lexicon from holistic into segmental representations that may play a role in phonological awareness. To further investigate density…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Age Differences, Adults, Comparative Analysis
Does Strength of Phonological Representation Predict Phonological Awareness in Preschool Children?
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Foy, Judith G.; Mann, Virginia – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2001
Focuses on aspects of spoken language skill that may contribute to the development of phonological awareness, as manifested in rhyme awareness and phoneme awareness. Examined rhyme awareness, articulation, speech perception, vocabulary, and letter and word knowledge in 40 preschool children. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Auditory Perception, Metalinguistics, Oral Language
Home Literacy Environment and Phonological Awareness in Preschool Children: Differential Effects for Rhyme and Phoneme Awareness.
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Foy, Judith G.; Mann, Virginia – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2003
Examines whether aspects of phonological awareness critically depend on literacy exposure among 4-6-year-olds. Parental responses to a questionnaire about home literacy environment are compared to children's awareness of rhyme and phonemes, their vocabulary, letter knowledge, and performance on measures of phonological strength. Results showed…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Family Environment, Literacy, Measures (Individuals)