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Direct linkDuran, Pilar; Malvern, David; Richards, Brian; Chipere, Ngoni – Applied Linguistics, 2004
This article discusses issues in measuring lexical diversity, before outlining an approach based on mathematical modelling that produces a measure, D, designed to address these problems. The procedure for obtaining values for D directly from transcripts using software (vocd) is introduced, and then applied to thirty-two children from the Bristol…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Applied Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Academic Discourse
Peer reviewedTorneus, Margit – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1984
The causal relationship between metaphonological skills (sound blending and segmentation) and reading/spelling was investigated in two studies of first graders. One tested causal models using data from a longitudinal study of 46 dyslexics and 44 control children. The other studied the effects of metaphonological training versus general language…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Beginning Reading, Cognitive Development, Dyslexia
