Minimal Contrast, Spelling Patterns, and Initial Reading
Open Access
- 1 December 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Reading Behavior
- Vol. 5 (4) , 252-258
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10862967209547060
Abstract
This study tests the effect of minimal contrast among word forms commonly found in initial reading instruction, using audio-equipped computer terminals to provide study tasks and a retention test. No significant differences occurred between minimal and maximum contrast conditions, suggesting that the variable is weak or depends on the development of a strategy.Keywords
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