Browsing Health Sciences Campus by Author "Walker, Marianna"
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The effects of presentation rate on semantic, syntactic, and orthographic processing and relationship to reading fluency in children
Wolfe, Donna L. (East Carolina University, 2011)Reading fluency is the connection between reading decoding and reading comprehension. A child becomes fluent between second and third grade (Coltheart, 1978). However, it is unknown if fluency is strictly the result of ... -
Effects of Word Type, Orthographic Type, and Word Length on Decoding and Spelling Abilities of Fourth Graders with and without Reading Impairments
Naylor, Joanne (East Carolina University, 2014)The effects of word type (real, nonsense), orthographic type (phonetic, nonphonetic), and word length (1 to 5 syllables) on the decoding and spelling abilities (accuracy) of fourth-graders with and without reading impairments ... -
The Influence of Vocabulary Type and Complexity on Rapid Automatized Naming Tasks (RAN/RAS) in Children with Reading Disorders
Nevitt, Natalie (East Carolina University, 2012)The present study was a pilot investigation that examined the role of vocabulary level and task type in rapid automatized naming tasks (RAN/RAS) in 15 adolescent children (ages 10-13) with average reading abilities and ... -
Note taking skills using the LiveScribe pen: implications for college students diagnosed with learning disabilities
Martin, Anne (East Carolina University, 2014)The purpose of this study was to examine whether the use of strategic note-taking with the LiveScribe© pen increased the quantity of idea units, quality of notes written down, and retention of information provided for ... -
The Effect Of Fine Arts on Language and Literacy Skills in Children
Culver, Lauren (East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)Abstract Current techniques of teaching literacy to elementary school students are commonly limited to the use of standard reading programs such as Macmillan, McGraw Hill and Houghton (LaJevic, 2013). Although systematic, ... -
The Influence of Language Phenotype on Predictors of Emergent Literacy in Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
Boorom, Olivia (East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)The development of emergent literacy skills in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is a growing subject of inquiry in the field of communication sciences and disorders; however, few studies have investigated the ...