Automaticity in spelling competence.
Two studies examined the speed with which good spellers and poor spellers spell easy and difficult words. At both the elementary school (Grades 3 and 4) and undergraduate levels, good spellers spelled words more quickly than poor spellers. This difference appeared even for very easy words that all subjects could spell. Implications for the importance of automaticity in spelling competence are discussed.
Ormrod
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Division of Research, Evaluation and Development, College of Education, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley 80639.
Lounge
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JP
D000124:Achievement; D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D011939:Mental Recall; D011930:Reaction Time; D014706:Verbal Learning