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Letter Name Knowledge and the Ability To Learn To Read by Processing Letter-Phoneme Relations in Words: Evidence from Brazilian Portuguese-Speaking Children.
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Cardoso-Martins, Claudia; Resende, Selmara Mamede; Rodrigues, Larissa Assuncao – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2002
Investigates whether Brazilian Portuguese-speaking prereaders who have mastered letter names are capable of processing letter-sound relations to learn to read words in which the letters correspond to phonemes contained in the names of the letters. Suggests they can use their knowledge of the names of the letters to learn to read by processing and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Phonics, Portuguese
Verbal Report as a Source of Information on Reading Strategies.
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Cohen, Andrew – ESPecialist, 1986
Reviews the results of research on English as a foreign language conducted in Brazil using verbal report data to examine the cognitive processes and strategies people use in reading and writing. Offers suggestions for future research on the topic. (NKA)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Cognitive Processes, Context Clues, English (Second Language)
Snarks, Quarks and Cognates: An Elusive Fundamental Particle in Reading Comprehension.
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Holmes, John L. – ESPecialist, 1986
Discusses recognition of cognates used in teaching materials prepared by the English for Specific Purposes Project for academic courses. Presents suggestions based on theoretical considerations of cognate recognition. Examines, by way of protocol studies, how foreign students of English make use of cognate recognition. Suggests that strategies for…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language)