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Peer reviewedJarvella, Robert J.; And Others – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1992
Studies error detection by Swedish children. Finds that the sixth-grade children were better at the task, that errors were easiest to detect while listening, that errors were easiest to detect from paper copy, but that fourth graders detected more errors when reading from the moving window. (RS)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Developmental Stages, Foreign Countries, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedAbu-Rabia, Salim – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1998
Investigates the effect of vowels on reading accuracy in Arabic orthography. Finds that vowels had a significant effect on reading accuracy of poor and skilled readers in reading each of four kinds of texts. (NH)
Descriptors: Arabic, Language Processing, Orthographic Symbols, Reader Text Relationship
Peer reviewedAkamatsu, Nobuhiko – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1999
Uses case alteration (cAse ALteRaTiOn) to investigate effects of first-language (L1) orthographic characteristics on word recognition in English as a second language (ESL). Finds magnitude of case alteration effect for naming tasks was significantly larger for ESL participants whose L1 was not alphabetic. Suggests that L1 orthographic features…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Graduate Students, Higher Education, Language Research
