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Direct linkRicketts, Jessie; Bishop, Dorothy V. M.; Pimperton, Hannah; Nation, Kate – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2011
This study explores how children learn the meaning (semantics) and spelling patterns (orthography) of novel words encountered in story context. English-speaking children (N = 88) aged 7 to 8 years read 8 stories and each story contained 1 novel word repeated 4 times. Semantic cues were provided by the story context such that children could infer…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Children, Semantics, Spelling
Ricketts, Jessie; Bishop, Dorothy V. M.; Nation, Kate – Journal of Research in Reading, 2008
This study compared orthographic and semantic aspects of word learning in children who differed in reading comprehension skill. Poor comprehenders and controls matched for age (9-10 years), nonverbal ability and decoding skill were trained to pronounce 20 visually presented nonwords, 10 in a consistent way and 10 in an inconsistent way. They then…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Semantics, Reading Skills, Nonverbal Ability
