Teaching irregular words : What we know, what we don't know, and where we can go from here
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Colenbrander, Danielle, Wang, Hua-Chen, Arrow, Tara and Castles, Anne. (2020). Teaching irregular words : What we know, what we don't know, and where we can go from here. The Educational and Developmental Psychologist. 37(2), pp. 97-104. https://doi.org/10.1017/edp.2020.11
Authors | Colenbrander, Danielle, Wang, Hua-Chen, Arrow, Tara and Castles, Anne |
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Abstract | Instruction in regular letter-sound relationships is a key element of teaching children to read. However, in the English language, many words have irregular spellings (e.g. said, are, yacht). What is the best way to help children learn to read these words? To date, a number of different viewpoints have been put forward, but these viewpoints are seldom directly compared, and there is very little empirical evidence to adjudicate between them. Therefore, in this review, we outline the theoretical arguments for and against different methods of instruction, and synthesise the empirical research that does exist. We make recommendations for practice, and outline key areas where further evidence is required. |
Keywords | irregular words; reading instruction; reading; primary school |
Year | 2020 |
Journal | The Educational and Developmental Psychologist |
Journal citation | 37 (2), pp. 97-104 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
ISSN | 2059-0776 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1017/edp.2020.11 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85086858355 |
Page range | 97-104 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 04 Jun 2020 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 22 Apr 2020 |
Deposited | 29 Nov 2023 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8zzyw/teaching-irregular-words-what-we-know-what-we-don-t-know-and-where-we-can-go-from-here
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