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Peer reviewedEhri, Linnea C.; Wilce, Lee S. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1979
Mnemonic value of spellings in a paired-associate sound learning task was examined in first and second graders. Learning was fastest when correct spellings were seen or imagined. The preferred interpretation was that spellings are effective because they provide readers with orthographic images for symbolizing and storing sounds in memory.…
Descriptors: Early Reading, Learning Processes, Letters (Alphabet), Mnemonics
