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THE USE OF DIACRITICAL MARKS IN TEACHING BEGINNERS TO READ
Author(s) -
JOHNSON H.,
JONES D. R.,
COLE A. C.,
WALTERS M. B.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
british journal of educational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.557
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 2044-8279
pISSN - 0007-0998
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1972.tb00705.x
Subject(s) - spelling , orthography , reading (process) , psychology , linguistics , test (biology) , philosophy , paleontology , biology
S ummary . Parts of books used in a well‐known reading scheme were modified by the addition of diacritical marks to indicate the sounds of letters. Children using this diacritical marking medium were compared with matched children using orthodox versions of the books by means of the Burt Word Reading Test and the Schonell Spelling Test (Form B). It was found that children who used this medium were superior in reading not only in their own medium but also in traditional orthography. Their spelling and the quality and quantity of their free composition was also superior.