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Sumner, Emma; Connelly, Vincent; Barnett, Anna L. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2016
Spelling is a prerequisite to expressing vocabulary in writing. Research has shown that children with dyslexia are hesitant spellers when composing. This study aimed to determine whether the hesitant spelling of children with dyslexia, evidenced by frequent pausing, affects vocabulary choices when writing. A total of 31 children with dyslexia,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Spelling, Spelling Instruction, Vocabulary Development
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Jimenez, Juan E.; Rumeau, Maria A. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1989
A study of the writing disorders shown by students (n=260) taught by different methods of reading and writing found that pupils learning by a global-natural method make errors related more to reproductive aspects of information, whereas children taught by the phonic and syllabic methods made more errors of meaning. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Error Patterns, Instructional Effectiveness