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Peer reviewedBerninger, Virginia W.; Vaughan, Katherine; Abbott, Robert D.; Brooks, Allison; Abbott, Sylvia P.; Rogan, Laura; Reed, Elizabeth; Graham, Steve – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1998
Poor spellers in second grade (N=128) participated in sessions that included direct instruction in the alphabet principle, modeling of different approaches for developing connections between spoken and written words, and practice in composing. Results of this multilayered approach are discussed, including evidence that training in spelling…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Grade 2, Letters (Alphabet), Literacy Education
Peer reviewedAbbott, Sylvia P.; Berninger, Virginia W. – Annals of Dyslexia, 1999
Twenty children (grades 4 through 7) with reading disabilities participated in 16 one-hour individual tutorials over a one-month period with instruction for half the group including structural analysis and alphabet principle training without structural analysis. Children in both groups improved reliably and equally in reading and related measures.…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Individual Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades
