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Peer reviewedEsling, John; Downing, John – TESL Canada Journal, 1986
Examination of cognitive prerequisites for the acquisition of reading skills identified two kinds of conceptual representations of language activities--functional and technical concepts. English-as-a-second-language students can transfer these concepts to second-language literacy, but attention must be given to orthographic coding principles of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language), Language Experience Approach, Orthographic Symbols
