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ERIC Number: EJ542058
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-3831
The Development of Word-decoding Skills in Young Readers.
Samuelsson, Stefan; And Others
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v40 n4 p325-32 Dec 1996
Results from a study of the development of word-decoding skills in 60 8-year-old and 60 10-year-old children are consistent with models suggesting that children become proficient in phonological decoding first, and then shift gradually to a more direct orthographic-decoding strategy. (SLD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Beginning Reading, Child Development, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Skill Development, Spelling, Word Recognition
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Phonological Processing
Note: Research supported by the Municipality of Norrkoping and MIMER.