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Liberman, Isabelle Y.; Shankweiler, Donald – 1976
The dependence of reading on speech is based on three assumptions: speech is the primary language system, acquired naturally without direct instruction; alphabetic writing systems are more or less phonetic representations of oral language; and speech appears to be an essential foundation for the acquisition of reading ability. By presupposing…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Beginning Reading, Conference Reports, Decoding (Reading)