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Foorman, Barbara R.; And Others – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1993
Examines students' skills in segmenting, reading, and spelling 50 words with regular and exceptional spelling patterns. Interprets results to support a computational notion of phonology as a prerequisite to reading and spelling, with a more reflective notion explaining the reciprocal relationship between reading and segmentation of consonant…
Descriptors: Models, Phonology, Primary Education, Reading Achievement
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Foorman, Barbara R.; Francis, David J. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1994
Uses exploratory data analysis to examine changes in individual reading and spelling patterns during first grade. Notes that subjects received 45 minutes of daily letter-sound instruction. Finds that spelling and reading responses progressed from nonphonetic, to phonetic, to correct. Finds also that those slow to improve in phoneme deletion were…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Grade 1, Phonics, Phonology
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Foorman, Barbara R.; York, Mary; Santi, Kristi L.; Francis, David – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2008
This study utilized early reading assessment data from a randomized trial of 210 urban and rural schools in Texas to examine contextual effects on risk prediction in first and second grade. The primary objective was to examine the roles of (a) individual differences, (b) the grade 1 classroom, and (c) the pairing of first and second grade teachers…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Reading Difficulties, Rural Schools, Mentors