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Phonological recoding and orthographic learning: a direct test of the self-teaching hypothesis

Share, David L.·1999·Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

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According to the self-teaching hypothesis (Share, 1995), word-specific orthographic representations are acquired primarily as a result of the self-teaching opportunities provided by the phonological recoding of novel letter strings. This hypothesis was tested by asking normal second graders to read aloud short texts containing embedded pseudoword targets. Three days later, target spellings were correctly identified more often, named more quickly, and spelled more accurately than alternate homophonic spellings. Experiment 2 examined whether this rapid orthographic learning can be attributed to mere visual exposure to target strings. It was found that viewing the target letter strings under conditions designed to minimize phonological processing significantly attenuated orthographic learning. Experiment 3 went on to show that this reduced orthographic learning was not attributable to alternative nonphonological factors (brief exposure durations or decontextualized presentation). The results of a fourth experiment suggested that the contribution of pure visual exposure to orthographic learning is marginal. It was concluded that phonological recoding is critical to the acquisition of word-specific orthographic representations as proposed by the self-teaching hypothesis.

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Authors
Share, D. L.
Affiliations
University of Haifa (IL)
Corresponding author
Share, David L.
Venue
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1999-02
Volume
72
Issue
2
Pages
95-129
ISSN
0022-0965 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2034568516
Cited by
742
References
83
Citations by year
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FWCI
13.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Experimental Child Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Reading and Literacy Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Second Language Acquisition and Learning
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Language Development and Disorders
Keywords
phonological recoding, orthographic learning, pseudowords, spelling acquisition, phonological processing, visual exposure, second grade students, reading aloud
MeSH terms
Child, Female, Humans, Individuality, Male, Phonetics, Reading, Mental Recall, Verbal Learning

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