Learning to Read and Spell Words.

Ehri, Linnea C.

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ERIC Number: EJ391996

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Publication Date: 1987

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Learning to Read and Spell Words.

Ehri, Linnea C.

Journal of Reading Behavior, v19 n1 p5-31 1987

Describes several studies examining how children become skilled at processing graphic cues. Reports that prereaders do not acquire graphic skills by learning to read signs and labels in their environment. Concludes that mastery of letters is required for processing graphic cues. (MM)

Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cues, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Phonetics, Reading Comprehension, Reading Research, Reading Strategies, Spelling, Word Recognition

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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