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Atkinson, Terry S.; Zhang, Guili; Phillips, Shannon F.; Zeller, Nancy – Journal of Research in Reading, 2014
This study investigates the effect of word study instruction on the orthographic knowledge of college students enrolled in a developmental reading course. Results revealed significantly greater improvement in orthographic knowledge in students who received word study instruction when compared with those in a control group, suggesting that the word…
Descriptors: Word Study Skills, Orthographic Symbols, Knowledge Level, Reading Instruction
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Fijalkow, Jacques – Journal of Research in Reading, 1980
Cites the case of Hebrew learning in Israel to show that, contrary to popular belief, the complexity of grapho-phonetic relationships is a minor or nonexistent factor in learning difficulties. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Foreign Countries, Hebrew, Initial Teaching Alphabet