The growth trajectories of morphological awareness and its predictors
Journal article
Inoue, Tomohiro, Georgiou, George K. and Parrila, Rauno. (2023). The growth trajectories of morphological awareness and its predictors. Applied Psycholinguistics. 44(5), pp. 699-721. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0142716423000218
Authors | Inoue, Tomohiro, Georgiou, George K. and Parrila, Rauno |
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Abstract | The purpose of this study was to examine the early growth of morphological awareness and its predictors. We followed 172 English-speaking Canadian children (82 girls, 90 boys, Mage = 75.56 months at the first assessment point) from Grade 1 to Grade 3 and assessed them on nonverbal IQ, phonological short-term memory, phonological awareness, letter knowledge, and vocabulary at the beginning of Grade 1 and on morphological awareness at the end of Grade 1, beginning and end of Grade 2, and beginning of Grade 3. Results of growth curve modeling showed different growth patterns for Word Analogy and Sentence Analogy. In addition, vocabulary and phonological awareness were associated with the initial status of morphological awareness, and phonological awareness and letter knowledge predicted the growth rate of morphological awareness. These findings suggest that code-related skills drive the development of morphological awareness during the early years of literacy instruction. |
Keywords | growth curve modeling; letter knowledge; morphological awareness; phonological awareness; vocabulary |
Year | 2023 |
Journal | Applied Psycholinguistics |
Journal citation | 44 (5), pp. 699-721 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
ISSN | 0142-7164 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0142716423000218 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85171160458 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Page range | 699-721 |
Funder | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 24 Apr 2023 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 20 Nov 2023 |
Grant ID | RES0002344 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8zz5y/the-growth-trajectories-of-morphological-awareness-and-its-predictors
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