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Developing a Comprehensive Model of Risk and Protective Factors That Can Predict Spelling at Age Seven: Findings from a Community Sample of Victorian Children

Authors :
Serry, Tanya Anne
Castles, Anne
Mensah, Fiona K.
Bavin, Edith L.
Eadie, Patricia
Pezic, Angela
Prior, Margot
Bretherton, Lesley
Reilly, Sheena
Source :
Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties. 2015 20(1):83-102.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

The paper reports on a study designed to develop a risk model that can best predict single-word spelling in seven-year-old children when they were aged 4 and 5. Test measures, personal characteristics and environmental influences were all considered as variables from a community sample of 971 children. Strong concurrent correlations were found between single-word spelling and single-word reading while expressive language and, to a lesser extent, receptive language were less strongly correlated. Predictors of single-word spelling at ages 4 and 5 were dominated by child-related factors such as letter knowledge, a history of speech impairment and expressive language along with maternal word reading ability. Based on the strength of the predictive factors identified at both age 4 and 5, our results provide initial support for using a targeted model for screening pre-schoolers at risk of not mastering spelling in a timely manner.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1940-4158
Volume :
20
Issue :
1
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
EJ1075399
Document Type :
Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/19404158.2015.1049189