Density and length in the neighborhood: Explaining cross-linguistic differences in learning to read in English and Dutch.

Two experiments examined underlying cognitive processes that may explain why it is harder to learn to read in English than in more transparent orthographies such as German and Dutch. Participants were English and Dutch readers from Grades 3 and 4. Experiment 1 probed the transition from serial to mo...

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Published in:	Journal of Experimental Child Psychology Vol. 139; pp. 127 - 148
Main Authors:	Marinus, Eva, Nation, Kate, de Jong, Peter F.
Format:	Article
Published:	Academic Press Inc. Nov2015
Subjects:	Cognitive ability Reading Dutch language English language Orthography & spelling German language
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