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Feature Analysis as an Aid in the Recognition of the Alphabet.
Gilroy, Lorraine – 1979
Ten randomly picked children of prekindergarten age participated in a study that focused on whether feature analysis can be used as an aid in the recognition of the alphabet. The five children in the control group were introduced to the letters as a whole, while the five children in the experimental group were introduced to the whole letters but…
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Learning Processes, Letters (Alphabet), Masters Theses
The Strength and Number of Visual Mediators in Learning Letter-Sound Associations in Reading: A Film Study.
Ackerman, Jerrold – 1975
The role of visual imagery in the learning of letter-sound combinations was investigated using such mediating images as two scoops of ice cream for the letter "m." In a preliminary study, high-, medium-, and low-strength mediating images were determined for each letter-sound combination. The 216 kindergarten subjects in the main study were…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Kindergarten Children, Learning Processes, Letters (Alphabet)