The Concurrent Development of Spelling Skills in Two Languages

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  • Author(s): Joy, Rhonda
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education. Mar 2011 3(2):105-121.
  • Publication Date:
    2011
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education. T&K Akademic Rosendalsvein 45, Oslo 1166, Norway. e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.iejee.com
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      17
    • Education Level:
      Elementary Education
      Grade 1
      Primary Education
      Early Childhood Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Foreign Countries; Immersion Programs; Spelling; Spelling Instruction; English; French; Second Language Instruction; Error Patterns; Error Analysis (Language); Elementary School Students; Grade 1; Bilingual Education; Second Language Learning; Measures (Individuals); Comparative Analysis
    • Subject Terms:
      Canada
    • Subject Terms:
      Wide Range Achievement Test
    • ISSN:
      1307-9298
    • Abstract:
      The study reported on in this paper investigated the concurrent development of spelling in children learning two languages. The study compared over time and between languages the types of spelling errors made in English as a first language and French as a second. Fortyseven grade one English-speaking children completed an English and French spelling task in October and May of the school year. The study relied on a repeated measures design using 2- tailed paired sample t-tests at the beginning and end of the school year. Results revealed students made more basic spelling errors at the beginning of the year and more complex spelling errors at the end of the year in both French and English. Despite the lack of direct instruction in English, students' English spelling skills developed over the course of the year suggesting that transfer of skills was occurring between languages.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Number of References:
      44
    • Publication Date:
      2015
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1052394