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Individual Differences in L2 Literacy Acquisition: Predicting Reading Skill from Sensitivity to Regularities between Orthography, Phonology, and Semantics
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Studies in Second Language Acquisition . Jul 2022 44(3):737-758. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Statistical learning (SL) approaches to reading maintain that proficient reading requires assimilation of rich statistical regularities in the writing system. Reading skills in developing first-language readers are predicted by individual differences in sensitivity to regularities in mappings from orthography to phonology (O-P) and semantics (O-S), where good readers rely more on O-P consistency, and less on O-S associations. However, how these regularities are leveraged by second-language (L2) learners remains an open question. We utilize an individual-differences approach, measuring L2 English learners' sensitivity to O-P, O-S, and frequency during word-naming, across two years of immersion. We show that reliance on O-P is leveraged by better readers, while reliance on O-S is slower to develop, characterizing less proficient readers. All factors explain substantial individual variance in L2 reading skills. These findings show how SL plays a key role in L2 reading development through its role in assimilating sublexical regularities between print and speech.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0272-2631
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Studies in Second Language Acquisition
- Notes :
- https://osf.io/6wgup
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1342315
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0272263121000528