The Role of Hebrew Letter Names in Early Literacy: The Case of Multiphonemic Acrophonic Names

Autor/in	Levin, Iris
Titel	The Role of Hebrew Letter Names in Early Literacy: The Case of Multiphonemic Acrophonic Names
Quelle	In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 98 (2007) 4, S.193-216 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0965
DOI	10.1016/j.jecp.2007.09.001
Schlagwörter	Semitic Languages; Cues; Alphabets; Emergent Literacy; Reading Skills; Kindergarten; Young Children; Phonemics; Invented Spelling; Preschool Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arabisch; Hebräisch; Stichwort; Buchstabenschrift; Frühleseunterricht; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Frühe Kindheit; Fonemsystem; Rechtschreibdidaktik; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule
Abstract	English-speaking children spell letters correctly more often when the letters' names are heard in the word (e.g., B in "beach" vs. "bone"). Hebrew letter names have been claimed to be less useful in this regard. In Study 1, kindergartners were asked to report and spell initial and final letters in Hebrew words that included full (CVC), partial (CV), and phonemic (C) cues derived from these letter names (e.g., "kaftor," "kartis," "kib[open mid front unrounded vowel]l," spelled with /kaf/). Correct and biased responses increased with length of congruent and incongruent cues, respectively. In Study 2, preschoolers and kindergartners were asked to report initial letters with monosyllabic or disyllabic names (e.g., /kaf/ or /sam[open mid front unrounded vowel]x/, respectively) that included the cues described above. Correct responses increased with cue length; the effect was stronger with monosyllabic letter names than with disyllabic letter names, probably because the cue covered a larger ratio of the letter name. Phonological awareness was linked to use of letter names. (Author).
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