NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Liow, Susan J. Rickard; Lee, Lay Choo – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2004
The Malay language has a transparent morphological system and, unlike English, it is written in a very shallow alphabetic-syllabic script. We predicted that beginner spellers (six-to eight-year-olds) of this Rumi script would encode words at the level of the syllable and morpheme, rather than the phoneme. Using the results of a 75-item spelling…
Descriptors: Metalinguistics, Spelling, Indonesian Languages, Young Children
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Azzam, Rima – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1993
Examines reading and spelling errors made by children learning Arabic within a developmental framework. Finds that errors in reading and spelling persisted throughout primary school, pointing to the difficulties involved in mastering the Arabic written language. Notes that misreadings involved mainly diacritics whereas misspellings were related to…
Descriptors: Arabic, Beginning Reading, Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns