Niolaki, G.Z, Terzopoulos, A.R and Masterson, J (2021) 'More than phonics: visual imagery and flashcard interventions for bilingual learners with spelling difficulties.' Patoss Bulletin, 34 (2). pp. 14-25. ISSN 1476-1521
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Abstract
A great deal of research has been invested in literacy acquisition and the reasons why literacy acquisition is a complex process for some. Spelling research and successful interventions have mainly focused on English speaking children, although a significant number of studies have addressed writing systems other than English in recent years (O’Brien et al., 2020). Understanding literacy acquisition and language performance not only in monolingual children (Pan, Rickard and Bjork, 2021) but also in bilingual children is important, as bilingualism and biliteracy are becoming the norm rather than the exception (Kormos, 2017). Transfer effects between languages can affect the way we learn to spell (Niolaki and Masterson, 2012). Transfer effects are meant to be the bi- or unidirectional influence of language and cognitive skills between the languages a learner is literate in (Figueredo, 2006; Koda, 2008). In addition, usually, interventions target phonological ability, but these are not always effective for older learners or individuals who do not have a phonological difficulty (Niolaki, Masterson and Terzopoulos, 2014). We present the successful interventions we conducted with bilingual and monolingual learners targeting spelling and using visual imagery and flashcard techniques. We also discuss the importance of a detailed background assessment of the languages the individual is literate in, in order to tailor effective intervention. We hope that specialist dyslexia assessors and tutors will find these techniques helpful, and these will serve as an alternative way to strengthen spelling in multilingual and monolingual learners.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | visual imagery, flashcards, interventions, bilingual learners, spelling difficulties |
| 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: | 11 Jan 2022 16:29 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Jun 2023 17:41 |
| URI / Page ID: | https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/14481 |
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