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Martin, Katherine I. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2017
Orthographic knowledge, the general ability to learn, store, and use information about the orthographic form of words (Stanovich & West, 1989), is a crucial skill for supporting literacy. Although the development of first language (L1) orthographic awareness is impacted by the characteristics of a learner's L1 writing system, relatively little…
Descriptors: Orthographic Symbols, Knowledge Level, Literacy Education, English (Second Language)
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Treiman, Rebecca; Bowey, Judith A.; Bourassa, Derrick – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2002
Two experiments examined the influence of children's knowledge of spelling and phonology on their syllabification of spoken words. Found that spelling knowledge influenced oral syllabification by older children and adults, but not by 6- and 7- year-olds. Young children, like older children and adults, showed syllabification differences between…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Comparative Analysis