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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
- Source :
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Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties . 2015 20(1):83-102. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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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