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ERIC Number: EJ440478
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Acquiring the Alphabetic Principle: A Case for Teaching Recognition of Phoneme Identity.
Byrne, Brian; Fielding-Barnsley, Ruth
Journal of Educational Psychology, v82 n4 p805-12 Dec 1990
Results of 6 experiments with 109 Australian preschool children favor training in phoneme identity over segmentation as a component of initial reading instruction because it is easier to implement and its relation to alphabetic insight is stronger. Implications for the initial reading curriculum are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Alphabets, Beginning Reading, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Identification, Phonemes, Phonemic Awareness, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Reading Instruction, Reliability, Teaching Methods, Transfer of Training
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia; Segmentation Skills