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Peer reviewedLewis, Debra J.; Windsor, Jennifer – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1996
Two experiments with 40 children (grades 4 to 8) found the children often used their knowledge of derivational suffixes in defining low-frequency derivatives, and knowledge of suffixes was significantly correlated with suffix production in a nonsense task. The children's morphological awareness of derivational suffixes included semantic…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grammar, Knowledge Level, Morphology (Languages)
Peer reviewedWindsor, Jennifer; Hwang, Mina – Annals of Dyslexia, 1997
Knowledge of derivational suffix meanings was investigated in 10 subjects (ages 10-12) with language learning disabilities and typical peers. Students produced derived forms from nonce bases in an elicitation task and selected derived forms in a forced choice task. Elicitation task accuracy of subjects fell substantially below that of peers.…
Descriptors: Children, Comprehension, Intermediate Grades, Knowledge Level
Peer reviewedChampion, Ann – Annals of Dyslexia, 1997
A study measured and compared the semantic and syntactic knowledge of 20 sixth-grade students with reading disabilities, 20 fourth-grade typical readers, and 20 sixth-grade typical readers. Results indicate that students with reading disabilities were better able to demonstrate knowledge of suffixed words in oral language measures than in reading…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Grade 4, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
