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Direct linkBowles, Ryan P.; Skibbe, Lori E.; Justice, Laura M. – Journal of Applied Measurement, 2011
Letter name knowledge (LNK) is a key predictor of later reading ability and has been emphasized strongly in recent educational policy. Studies of LNK have implicitly treated it as a unidimensional construct with all letters equally relevant to its measurement. However, some empirical research suggests that contextual factors can affect the…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Reading Ability, Predictor Variables, Reading Skills
Pence Turnbull, Khara L.; Bowles, Ryan P.; Skibbe, Lori E.; Justice, Laura M.; Wiggins, Alice K. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2010
Purpose: Letter knowledge is a key aspect of children's language development, yet relatively little research has aimed to understand the nature of lowercase letter knowledge. We considered 4 hypotheses about children's lowercase letter knowledge simultaneously--uppercase familiarity, uppercase-lowercase similarity, own-name advantage, and…
Descriptors: Reading Readiness, Alphabets, Written Language, Familiarity
