Spelling in Adults: The Combined Influences of Language Skills and Reading Experience

Author: Burt, Jennifer

Source: Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, Volume 35, Number 5, September 2006 , pp. 447-470(24)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

One hundred and twelve university students completed 7 tests assessing word-reading accuracy, print exposure, phonological sensitivity, phonological coding and knowledge of English morphology as predictors of spelling accuracy. Together the tests accounted for 71% of the variance in spelling, with phonological skills and morphological knowledge emerging as strong predictors of spelling accuracy for words with both regular and irregular sound-spelling correspondences. The pattern of relationships was consistent with a model in which, as a function of the learning opportunities that are provided by reading experience, phonological skills promote the learning of individual word orthographies and structural relationships among words.

Keywords: Spelling; Adult; Phonological skills; Print exposure; Morphology

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10936-006-9024-9

Affiliations: 1: Email: j.burt@psy.uq.edu.au

Publication date: 2006-09-01