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Written Language in Children With Weak Reading and Spelling Skills: The Role of Oral Language, Phonological Processing, Verbal Working Memory and Reading
Umeå University, Sweden.
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Swedish Language. Linnaeus University, Linnaeus Knowledge Environments, Education in Change. (Litteracitet & undervisning)ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0983-6333
2020 (English)In: L1-Educational Studies in Language and Literature, ISSN 1567-6617, E-ISSN 1573-1731, Vol. 20, p. 1-25Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This study investigated patterns of written language and the relation of oral language, phonological processing, verbal working memory and reading to written language in early writers with weak reading and/or spelling in grade 2 (n = 39). In grade 3, the students participated in an assessment of oral and written language. A resolved group with age typical oral language, phonological processing and reading (n = 11) performed better than their unresolved peers (n = 28) on almost all written language measures. Spelling, text length, grammatical accuracy and vocabulary diversity were the most challenging aspects for the unresolved group. Oral language correlated significantly with the composite written language score, text length and vocabulary diversity, while phonological processing was related to grammatical accuracy and working memory to the composite written language score and spelling. Word reading and reading comprehension were not related to any written language measures. Regression analyses confirmed that oral language contributed significantly to the variation in the composite written language score, text length and vocabulary diversity. The results emphasize the importance of oral language for written language in early writers with (a history of) weak reading and/or spelling.

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The International Association for Research in L1 Education , 2020. Vol. 20, p. 1-25
Keywords [en]
writing, oral language, reading difficulties, Swedish, primary school
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General Language Studies and Linguistics Didactics
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Humanities, Linguistics; Pedagogics and Educational Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-91122DOI: 10.17239/L1ESLL-2020.20.01.02ISI: 000568998200013Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85089282023OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-91122DiVA, id: diva2:1387502
Available from: 2020-01-21 Created: 2020-01-21 Last updated: 2023-03-24Bibliographically approved

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