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The spelling's the thing: Knowledge of derivational morphology in orthography and phonology among older students

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2008

Shane Templeton and
Linda Scarborough-Franks
Shane Templeton*
Affiliation:
University of Nevada-Reno
Linda Scarborough-Franks
Affiliation:
DeKalb County Schools, Georgia
*
Shane Templeton, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, Nevada 89557.
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Abstract

This study examines the ability of good and poor spellers at grades six and ten to generate orthographic and phonetic derivatives for three predominant vowel alternation patterns characteristic of internal derivational morphology. Results support the hypothesis that a productive knowledge of these patterns in orthography precedes a productive knowledge of these patterns in phonology. Further, orthographic (visual) information was found to be superior to phonetic (aural) information in accessing the appropriate derivational morphological rules. An order is identified for the acquisition of a productive knowledge of the three vowel alternation patterns in both orthography and phonology. Based on these results and analyses, instructional implications for both spelling and vocabulary are offered.

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Applied Psycholinguistics , Volume 6 , Issue 4 , December 1985, pp. 371 - 389
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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