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ERIC Number: EJ513466
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4669
Improving the Generalization of Sound-Symbol Knowledge: Teaching Spelling to Kindergarten Children with Disabilities.
O'Connor, Rollanda E.; Jenkins, Joseph R.
Journal of Special Education, v29 n3 p255-75 Fall 1995
This study tested whether the application and transfer of segmentation and letter knowledge to reading could be encouraged by teaching spelling alongside code-based reading instruction, with five matched pairs of kindergarten children with developmental delays. Spelling and word reading performance significantly improved for the experimental group. (Author/SW)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Decoding (Reading), Developmental Delays, Generalization, Kindergarten, Language Impairments, Phonics, Primary Education, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction, Spelling Instruction, Transfer of Training
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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