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ERIC Number: EJ560295
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
The Beginnings of Orthographic Knowledge: Children's Knowledge of Double Letters in Words.
Cassar, Marie; Treiman, Rebecca
Journal of Educational Psychology, v89 n4 p631-44 Dec 1997
Three experiments involving 86 kindergarten, 269 elementary school students, 58 high school students, and 103 college students were carried out to examine the development of knowledge about double letters. Results suggest that even very young children know about simple orthographic patterns. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, High School Students, High Schools, Higher Education, Kindergarten Children, Knowledge Level, Orthographic Symbols, Spelling
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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