Orthographic learning in learning to spell: The roles of semantics and type of practice

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-58

  Ouellette, Gene ^a  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Literacy acquisition; Orthographic learning; Self teaching; Semantics; Spelling; Vocabulary

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS; WRITING;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS; VERBAL LEARNING; WRITING;

EID: 77952886471     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2010.04.009     Document Type: Article

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