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Direct linkViise, Neva M.; Austin, Ottilie F. – Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 2005
This qualitative study investigates the ability of adult low-skilled readers to talk about the thought processes and phonetic strategies they use to make decisions about their spelling. Four adult learners, all exhibiting word knowledge at a second-grade level or below, participated in individual 45-minute audiotaped interviews. Selected portions…
Descriptors: Spelling, Low Achievement, Reading Skills, Cognitive Processes
