The ability to learn new written words is modulated by language orthographic consistency.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

It is well known that a difficulty in forming lexical representations is a strong predictor of reading and spelling difficulties even after controlling for the effects of other cognitive skills. Our study had two main interrelated aims. First, we wanted to examine whether the ability to learn new written words (lexical learning) varies as a function of the orthographic consistency of the language of the learner. Second, we wanted to evaluate the cognitive abilities involved in orthographic lexical learning and whether they differed as a function of language consistency.

Method

163 Italian children and 128 English children performed a lexical learning task as well as tasks assessing several cognitive skills potentially related to the ability to establish orthogra

SUBMITTER: Marinelli CV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7018089 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature