A linguistic awareness intervention targeting spelling and written expression in a 10-year-old dyslexic child

Niolaki, G.Z, Vousden, J, Terzopoulos, A, Taylor, L and Masterson, J (2021) 'A linguistic awareness intervention targeting spelling and written expression in a 10-year-old dyslexic child.' Προσχολική & Σχολική Εκπαίδευση = Preschool and Primary Education, 9 (1). pp. 1-27.

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Abstract

We report the case of a monolingual English-speaking boy (AM) aged 10-years, and the intervention targeting spelling and written expression difficulties that AM had. AM’s performance was contrasted in all experimental measures to a group of 13 typically developing spellers attending the same class. Literacy and cognitive assessments revealed for AM non-word reading difficulties, and deficits in spelling, written expression, phonological ability, verbal memory and rapid automatized naming. AM took part in nine sessions of linguistic awareness intervention that focused on promoting simultaneous attention to phonology, orthography, morphology, semantics and syntax. Results revealed a significant improvement in spelling, non-word reading, writing and handwriting. The results indicate that raising linguistic awareness can have a robust impact on spelling and written expression.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Phonological dyslexia, intervention, linguistic awareness
Divisions:	School of Education
Research Centres and Groups:	Centre for Research in Equity, Inclusion and Community (CREIC) Research Centre on Policy, Pedagogy and Practice in Education (PPP)
Date Deposited:	26 Apr 2021 14:46
Last Modified:	16 Aug 2023 10:43
ISSN:	2241-7206
URI / Page ID:	https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/13991

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