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Title	Processing of visual and phonological word characteristics in good, poor and unexpected spellers
Author	Acton, George William Bryan
Description	Thesis (M.Sc.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1989. Dept. of Psychology.
Date	1989
Pagination	vi, 84 leaves : ill.
Subject	English language--Orthography and spelling; Spelling ability; Reading
Degree	M.Sc.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Psychology
Discipline	Psychology
Language	Eng
Notes	Bibliography: leaves 67-71.
Abstract	A number of studies have investigated the ability to process visual and phonological information in good readers who spell well (good spellers), poor readers who spell poorly (poor spellers) and good readers who spell poorly (unexpected spellers). The focus of this research has been to associate a particular pattern of reading and spelling ability with a specific pattern of information processing deficits. Methodological concerns regarding subject age and possible confounding of visual and phonological processing routes, particularly for reading, suggest that little confidence can be had in the interpretation of past research. The present study employed university students and a promising new design (Van Orden, 1987) to further examine visual and phonological processing in reading. Three patterns of visual and phonological processing were identified, each associated with one of the three comparison groups. Patterns identified in reading were also found to closely resemble those found for reader/speller groups when spelling.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	76039422
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(10.78 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Acton_Bryan.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	72721.cpd