On the Anglocentricities of current reading research and practice: The perils of overreliance on an "outlier" orthography.
Abstract
In this critique of current reading research and practice, the author contends that the extreme ambiguity of English spelling-sound correspondence has confined reading science to an insular, Anglocentric research agenda addressing theoretical and applied issues with limited relevance for a universal science of reading. The unique problems posed by this "outlier" orthography, the author argues, have focused disproportionate attention on oral...
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Title
On the Anglocentricities of current reading research and practice: The perils of overreliance on an "outlier" orthography.
Published Date
Jul 1, 2008
Journal
Volume
134
Issue
4
Pages
584 - 615
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