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Young children's letter-sound knowledge

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Barry Dodd

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Abstract

Purpose: This study, compares three essential skills in early literacy: letter-sound recognition, letter-sound recall, and letter reproduction. Previous research comparing these aspects, of letter-sound knowledge is limited. Method: Eighty-three normally developing children between the ages.of 4:11 (year:months) and, 6:4 were asked to recognize (i.e., point to the appropriate letter-when the letter's sound is given), recall, (i.e., say the letter's sound), and reproduce (i.e., write the letter when the letter's sound is given) 32 letter sounds. Results: The children performed better in letter-sound recognition than in letter-sound-recall, and better in letter-sound recall than in letter, reproduction. Girls performed no differently from boys. Younger children performed as well as older children. Socioeconomic status had, significant influence on the level of development for all tasks. Clinical Implications: Clinicians and. educators need to be aware of the different aspects of letter-sound knowledge development and how it can be assessed so that intervention-can follow the normal developmental sequence of acquisition.

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Author(s): Dodd B, Carr A

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Year: 2003

Volume: 34

Issue: 2

Pages: 128-137

Print publication date: 01/04/2003

ISSN (print): 0161-1461

ISSN (electronic): 1558-9129

Publisher: American Speech, Language & Hearing Association

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/0161-1461(2003/011)

DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2003/011)

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