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Spruhan, Helen; Niolaki, Georgia; Vousden, Janet; Terzopoulos, Aris; Masterson, Jackie – Journal of Educational Research, 2022
The association of phonological and lexical-semantic processes with spelling ability in children has received scant research interest even though uncovering such associations can increase our understanding of literacy development. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 42 6- and 8-year-old children in the southeast of Ireland. The children…
Descriptors: Spelling, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students
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Talwar, Amani; Cote, Nicole Gilbert; Binder, Katherine – Journal of Research and Practice for Adult Literacy, Secondary, and Basic Education, 2014
This study examined whether the spelling abilities of adults with low literacy skills could be predicted by their phonological, orthographic, and morphological awareness. Sixty Adult Basic Education (ABE) students completed several literacy tasks. It was predicted that scores on phonological and orthographic tasks would explain variance in…
Descriptors: Investigations, Predictor Variables, Spelling, Literacy