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| Research article summary (published 29 Apr 2002): |
In the beginning was the rhyme? A reflection on Hulme, Hatcher, Nation, Brown, Adams, and Stuart (2002).
Full Abstract
Phonological sensitivity at different grain sizes is a good predictor of reading acquisition in all languages. However, prior to any explicit tuition in alphabetic knowledge, phonological sensitivity develops at the larger grain sizes-syllables, onsets, and rimes-in all languages so far studied. There are also developmental differences in the grain size of lexical representations and reading strategies across orthographies. Phoneme-level skills develop fastest in children acquiring orthographically consistent languages with a simple syllabic (CV) structure, such as Finnish and Italian. For English, however, both "large" and "small" units are important for the successful acquisition of literacy.Copyright 2002 Elsevier Science (USA).
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Author information
Author/s: Goswami, Usha (U);
Affiliation: Behavioural and Brain Sciences Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Comment; Journal Article
Journal: Journal of experimental child psychology (J Exp Child Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-May; vol 82 (issue 1) : pp 47-57; discussion 58-64
Dates: Created 2002/06/25; Completed 2002/07/30; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12081458, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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Comments and Corrections
CommentOn: J Exp Child Psychol. 2002 May;82(1):2-28. (PMID: 12081455)
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