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

Niolaki, Georgia and Vousden, Janet and Terzopoulos, Aris and Taylor, Laura and Masterson, Jackie (2021) A linguistic awareness intervention targeting spelling and written expression in a 10-year-old dyslexic child. Preschool and Primary Education, 9 (1). p. 1. ISSN 2241-7206

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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
Identification Number:	10.12681/ppej.22278
Dates:	Date Event 1 April 2021 Accepted 17 April 2021 Published Online
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Phonological dyslexia, intervention, linguistic awareness
Subjects:	CAH04 - psychology > CAH04-01 - psychology > CAH04-01-01 - psychology (non-specific)
Divisions:	Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences > College of Psychology
Depositing User:	Gemma Tonks
Date Deposited:	05 Jul 2023 13:24
Last Modified:	11 Jun 2024 13:03
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/14555

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