Spelling errors are usually studied in dictations, but teachers report that children with school difficulties often make spelling mistakes when they copy a text too. The present study examines the performance on a text copying task and a text dictation task of two groups of children known for their difficulties in spelling, that is, 22 with symptoms of ADHD and 13 with dyslexia, comparing them ...

Children with Specific Language Impairment (SLI) are known to have difficulties with spelling but the factors that underpin these difficulties, are a matter of debate. The present study investigated the impact of oral language and literacy on the bound morpheme spelling abilities of children with SLI. Thirty-three children with SLI (9-10 years) and two control groups, one matched for chronologi...

Research has shown that children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may present a series of academic difficulties, including spelling errors. Given that correct spelling is supported by the phonological component of working memory (PWM), the present study examined whether or not the spelling difficulties of children with ADHD are emphasized when children's PWM is overloaded. A...

Increased interest in China from foreigners has led to a corresponding interest in the study of Chinese. However, the learning of Chinese by non-native speakers will encounter many difficulties, Chinese spelling check techniques for Chinese as a Foreign Language(CFL) learners is highly desirable. This paper presents our work on the SIGHAN-2015 Chinese Spelling Check task. The task focuses on sp...

Spelling errors constitute the biggest challenge for Arab students during process of their acquisition four English language skills, especially learning writing skill. The aim study was to assess awareness and spelling difficulties faced by Saudi EFL students. Major emphasis given mistakes commonly committed learners. It also aimed explore opinions on as a foreign language, establishing differe...

The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between spelling knowledge and reading skills among a group of 16 intermediate-level Arab learners of English as a second language (ESL) and a corresponding comparison group of 21 intermediate-level ESL learners in an English for academic purposes (EAP) program. A spelling task was used to assess the English orthographic or spelling k...

One intriguing question in language research concerns the extent to which orthographic information impacts on spoken word processing. Previous research has faced a number of methodological difficulties and has not reached a definitive conclusion. Our research addresses these difficulties by capitalizing on recent developments in the area of word learning. Participants were trained to criterion ...