Literacy and Script

[Siobhan Casson]

There is a brief discussion of the difference in acquiring syllabic,
alphabetic and logographic scripts (first language literacy) in sections
of: Goswami, U and Bryant, (1990) "Phonological Skills and Learning to
Read". Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Hillsdale.
Some of the references may provide other leads.

There are also references to different scripts and learning to read in:
Gombert, JE (1992)"Metalinguistic Development". Harvester Wheatsheaf,
New York.

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Siobhan Casson
Community Linguist
KLRC
Halls Creek
PMB 11, WA, 6770
Australia
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scasson at klrc.org.au
ph: 08 9168 6005
fax: 08 9168 6023





//-----Original Message-----
//From: Cynthia Groff [mailto:cgroff at dolphin.upenn.edu]
//Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 10:14 AM
//To: edling at dolphin.upenn.edu
//Subject: Literacy and Script
//
//Care to share some insights?
//
//I'm looking for studies on the impact of
//script: alphabetic vs. syllabic vs. logographic
//on initial reading acquisition,
//and from there on transfer to second language reading acquisition.
//
//Any leads?
//
//Cindy
//
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//Cynthia Groff
//University of Pennsylvania
//Graduate School of Education
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//4410 Chestnut St
//Philadelphia, PA  19104