Phonological Spelling and Reading Deficits in Children With Spelling Disabilities

Spelling and Reading Representations in Children

Relationship between rapid naming, phonological awareness and spelling in Farsi normally developing children

Introduction: The aim of the present study was to investigate relationship among phonological awareness, rapid naming and spelling in normally developing Farsi speaking children. Materials and Methods: In this description- analytical cross sectional study 30 normally developing students randomly selected from Tehran (Iran). The students performed Nama reading and dyslexia, rapid automatized nam...

Morphological spelling in spite of phonological deficits: Evidence from children with dyslexia and Otitis Media

The present study examines whether literacy or phonological impairment affects use of morphological spelling constancy; the principle that morphemes are spelled consistently across words. Children with dyslexia or otitis media (OM) were compared to chronologicalage matched children and reading-ability matched children. Monomorphemic and polymorphemic nonwords were spelled in a sentence completi...

Spelling-based Phonics Instruction: It’s Effect on English Reading and Spelling in an EFL Context

Systematic phonics instruction in first language education has recently received considerable research attention due to its critical role in facilitating phonological awareness and processing skills. However, little is known about the effects of systematic phonics instruction on foreign language reading and spelling in an EFL context. This study examined the effects of spelling-based phonics in...

Causes of Spelling Weaknesses in Students with Visual Impairment and Teaching Strategies for Spelling Improvement

Background: Spelling is characterized as a basic skill for the children’s writing literacy. A wide range of factors may contribute to the formation and/ or intensification of problems related to teaching writing competencies, so that spellings come with a serious challenge called “invented spelling”. It is also a major concern for teachers and parents of children with visual impairments. Theref...