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Direct linkKohnen, Saskia; Colenbrander, Danielle; Krajenbrink, Trudy; Nickels, Lyndsey – Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 2015
The main aim of this study was to develop standardised tests that assess some of the most important spelling skills for children in primary school: sound-letter mappings (non-lexical spelling) and word spelling accuracy (lexical spelling). We present normative comparison data for children in Grades 1-7 as well as measures of validity and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Standardized Tests, Spelling, Primary Education
Tunmer, William E.; Chapman, James W. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2012
This study investigated the hypothesis that vocabulary influences word recognition skills indirectly through "set for variability", the ability to determine the correct pronunciation of approximations to spoken English words. One hundred forty children participating in a 3-year longitudinal study were administered reading and…
Descriptors: Hypothesis Testing, Word Recognition, Vocabulary Development, Pronunciation
Download full textJong, Young Ok; Jung, Chae Kwan – English Language Teaching, 2015
This study investigated whether Korean children understand the internal structure of compound words in Korean and English and whether there is a relationship between their performance in tasks that measure their understanding of the morphological structure of compounds in Korean and English. This study also examined the effects of gender, grade,…
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Phonological Awareness, Korean, English
Parsons, Christine; Lyddy, Fiona – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2009
There is currently no fixed programme for sequencing of formal reading instruction in Irish-medium schools and practices vary considerably. This study compared the development of reading skills in the Irish and English languages of children from varying linguistic backgrounds and schooling experiences. Three age groups of children (N = 254)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills, Bilingual Education
Peer reviewedGeva, Esther; And Others – Scientific Studies of Reading, 1997
Studies the development of accurate and fast reading processes in 66 children learning to read simultaneously in English and Hebrew. Finds that steps associated with development of English reading efficiency apply to the development of word recognition skills in Hebrew, and specific linguistic features may interact with more global Hebrew…
Descriptors: English, Hebrew, Language Research, Longitudinal Studies
Dorr, Roberta E. – 1999
A study investigated the degree to which the pronunciation of English words in the child's home environment affected the acquisition or discrimination of phonological and orthographic correspondences of standard written English. Subjects were low-socioeconomic-status, inner-city African American kindergarten, first-, and second-grade students, who…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Blacks, Class Activities, English
