Handbook Of Orthography And Literacy

by Joshi, R. Malatesha; Aaron, P. G.; Boulaware-Gooden, Regina; Chengappa, Rajni

• ISBN13: 9780805854671
• ISBN10: 0805854673
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-08-31
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

Until about two decades ago, the study of writing systems and their relationship to literacy acquisition was sparse and generally modeled after studies of English language learners. This situation is now changing. As the worldwide demand for literacy continues to grow, researchers from different countries with different language backgrounds have begun examining the connection between their writing systems and literacy acquisition. This text, which derives from a NATO sponsored conference on orthography and literacy, brings together the research of 70 scholars from across the world--the largest assemblage of such experts to date. Their findings are grouped into three parts, as follows: Part I, Literacy Acquisition in Different Writing Systems, describes the relationship between orthography and literacy in twenty-five orthographic systems. This section serves as a handy reference source for understanding the orthographies of languages as diverse as Arabic, Chinese, English, Icelandic, Kannada, and Kishwahili. Part II, Literacy Acquisition From a Cross-Linguistic Perspective, makes direct comparisons of literacy acquisition in English and other orthographic systems. The overall conclusion that emerges from these eight chapters is that the depth of an orthographic system does influence literacy acquisition primarily by slowing down the acquisition of reading skills. Even so, studies show that dyslexic readers can be found across all orthographic systems whether shallow or deep, which shows that dyslexia also has internal cognitive and biological components. Part III, Literacy Acquisition: Instructional Perspectives, explores literacy acquisition from developmental and instructional perspectives and ends with a look into the future of literacy research. This Handbook is appropriate for scholars, researchers, and graduate students in such diverse fields as cognitive psychology, psycholinguistics, literacy education, English as a second language, and communication disorders.

Table of Contents

Contributors	ix
Introduction to the Volume	xiii
I: LITERACY ACQUISITION IN DIFFERENT WRITING SYSTEMS
Evolution of an Alphabetic Writing System: The Case of Icelandic	3	(12)
Jorgen Pind
Literacy Acquisition in Norwegian	15	(16)
Bente E. Hagtvet
Turid Helland
Solveig-Alma H. Lyster
Literacy Acquisition in Danish: A Deep Orthography in Cross-Linguistic Light	31	(16)
Carsten Elbro
Children's Language Development and Reading Acquisition in a Highly Transparent Orthography	47	(16)
Heikki Lyytinen
Mikko Aro
Leena Holopainen
Matti Leiwo
Paula Lyytinen
Asko Tolvanen
Sources of Information Children Use in Learning to Spell: The Case of Finnish Geminates	63	(18)
Annukka Lehtonen
Orthography and Literacy in French	81	(24)
Jean-Pierre Jaffre
Michel Fayol
The Acquisition of Literacy in Italian	105	(16)
Remo Job
Francesca Peressotti
Claudio Mulatti
Reading and Spelling Acquisition and Dyslexia in German	121	(14)
Karin Landerl
Verena Thaler
Double Dutch: The Dutch Spelling System and Learning to Spell in Dutch	135	(16)
Anna M. T. Bosman
Saskia de Graaff
Martine A. R. Gijsel
Literacy Acquisition in Spanish	151	(20)
Javier S. Sainz
Beginning Reading Acquisition in Brazilian Portuguese	171	(18)
Claudia Cardoso-Martins
Literacy Acquisition in Greek: Research Review of the Role of Phonological and Cognitive Factors	189	(12)
Costas D. Porpodas
The Acquisition of Written Morphology in Greek	201	(18)
Terezinha Nunes
Athanasios Aidinis
Peter Bryant
How Language Characteristics Influence Turkish Literacy Development	219	(12)
Aydin Yucesan Durgunoglu
Literacy Acquisition and Dyslexia in Hungarian	231	(18)
Valeria Csepe
Developmental Dyslexia: Evidence from Polish	249	(26)
Agnieszka A. Reid
Word Reading in Bulgarian Children and Adults	275	(16)
Armina Janyan
Elena Andonova
Early Phonological Skill as a Predictor of Reading Acquisition in Latvian	291	(12)
Ieva Sprugevica
Ingrida Paunina
Torleiv Høien
If John Were Ivan, Would He Fail in Reading?	303	(18)
Elena L. Grigorenko
Reading in Arabic Orthography: Characteristics, Research Findings, and Assessment	321	(18)
Salim Abu-Rabia
Haitham Taha
Hebrew Orthography and Literacy	339	(26)
Dorit Ravid
Persian Orthography and Its Relation to Literacy	365	(12)
Bahman Baluch
Literacy Acquisition in Korean Hangul: Investigating the Perceptual and Phonological Processing of Good and Poor Readers	377	(12)
Jeesun Kim
Chris Davis
The Kagunita of Kannada---Learning to Read and Write an Indian Alphasyllabary	389	(16)
Prathibha Karanth
Literacy in Kiswahili	405	(16)
Katie J. Alcock
Reading Chinese	421	(20)
Him Cheung
Catherine McBride-Chang
Bonnie Wing-Yin Chow
II: LITERACY ACQUISITION FROM CROSS-LINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVES
Theoretical Framework for Beginning Reading in Different Orthographies	441	(22)
Philip H. K. Seymour
Orthography, Phonology, and Reading Development: A Cross-Linguistic Perspective	463	(18)
Usha Goswami
Literacy Acquisition in Japanese--English Bilinguals	481	(16)
Nobuhiko Akamatsu
Learning to Spell in Different Languages: How Orthographic Variables Might Affect Early Literacy	497	(16)
Marketa Caravolas
Reading Acquisition in Different Orthographies: Evidence from Direct Comparisons	513	(18)
Karin Landerl
Learning to Read: The Effect of Orthography	531	(20)
Mikko Aro
Learning to Spell From Print and Learning to Spell From Speech: A Study of Spelling of Children Who Speak Tamil, a Dravidian Language	551	(18)
P. G. Aaron
R. Malatesha Joshi
Learning to Spell by Ear and by Eye: A Cross-Linguistic Comparison	569	(12)
R. Malatesha Joshi
Torleiv Høien
Xiwu Feng
Rajni Chengappa
Regina Boulware-Gooden
III: LITERACY ACQUISITION: INSTRUCTIONAL PERSPECTIVES
Knowledge About Letters as a Foundation for Reading and Spelling	581	(20)
Rebecca Treiman
Morphology and Spelling: What Have Morphemes to Do With Spelling?	601	(16)
Peter Bryant
Helene Deacon
Terezinha Nunes
Metalinguistic Abilities, Phonological Recoding Skill, and the Use of Context in Beginning Reading Development: A Longitudinal Study	617	(20)
William E. Tunmer
James W. Chapman
The Case for Teaching Phonemic Awareness and Simple Phonics to Preschoolers	637	(12)
Thomas Nicholson
Giok Lian Ng
Alphabetics Instruction Helps Students Learn to Read	649	(30)
Linnea C. Ehri
The Effectiveness of Synthetic Phonics Teaching in Developing Reading and Spelling Skills in English-Speaking Boys and Girls	679	(14)
Rhona S. Johnston
Joyce E. Watson
Genetic?? and Environmental Influences on the Development of Reading and Related Cognitive Skills	693	(16)
Richard K. Olson
Maternal Mediation in a Young Child's Writing Activity: A Sociocultural Perspective	709	(26)
Dorit Aram
Ofra Korat
Iris Levin
Foundations for Studying Basic Processes in Reading	735	(24)
Richard L. Venezky
Author Index	759	(16)
Subject Index	775