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Are Whole Word Kanji Easier to Learn that Syllable Kana?
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Steinberg, Danny D.; Yamada, Jun – Reading Research Quarterly, 1978
Investigates the relative difficulty of learning Japanese word kanji and syllable kana. (AA)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Difficulty Level, Japanese, Primary Education
Vocalization Latencies of Skilled and Less Skilled Comprehenders for Words Written in Hiragana and Kanji.
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Kuhara-Kojima, Keiko; And Others – Reading Research Quarterly, 1996
Finds that Japanese fifth graders' naming speed was a good indicator of the automaticity of the lexical access for both syllabaries and morphograms, but that skilled/less-skilled differences in vocalization latencies were greater for real words than for pseudowords for both hiragana and kanji. Discusses the applicability of C. A. Perfetti's verbal…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades, Japanese
Failure of Steinberg and Yamada to Demonstrate Superiority of Kanji over Kana for Initial Reading Instruction in Japan.
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Tzeng, Ovid J. L.; Singer, Harry – Reading Research Quarterly, 1978
Analyzes a report by D.D. Steinberg and J. Yamada that investigated which of the different types of scripts used in Japanese writing was the easiest to learn to read. (MKM)
Descriptors: Alphabets, Beginning Reading, Comparative Education, Elementary Education
Pigs Will Be Chickens: Reply to Tzeng and Singer.
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Steinberg, Danny D.; Yamada, Jun – Reading Research Quarterly, 1978
Offers a rebuttal to Tzeng and Singer's criticism of the authors' study of the ease of learning to read the different Japanese scripts. States that the symbols and words were taught in the ordinary situation in which they are learned. (MKM)
Descriptors: Alphabets, Beginning Reading, Comparative Education, Elementary Education