Ehri 1985

Ehri, Linnea C. 1985. "Effects of printed language acquisition on speech." In Olson, D., Torrance, and Hildyard 1985. Interest level: general.

Speculates on the conservative role that print plays in forming speech and proposes a mechanism for the process. Argues that spelling shapes conceptualization of sounds. Also argues that print aids

• conceptualization of phonetic segments
• pronunciation of words
• perception of lexical segments
• memory for words, and
• metalinguistic skills.

Is highly interesting to professionals and is readable by lay persons. Is useful for literacy teachers and curriculum developers.

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