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Studies in Psychology
Estudios de Psicología
Volume 39, 2018 - Issue 1
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Are orthographic rules used by children with and without writing disabilities? / ¿Utilizan las reglas ortográficas los niños con y sin dificultades de aprendizaje en la escritura de palabras?

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Pages 81-103 | Received 15 Nov 2016, Accepted 26 Oct 2017, Published online: 05 Jan 2018
 

Abstract

The aim of this study was to explore whether children with and without learning difficulties use orthographic rules to write words. To study this, two types of tasks from the Early Grade Writing Assessment (EGWA) test were used: (1) a dictation task which included pseudowords with an implicit orthographic rule; and (2) a dictation task which included words with arbitrary, unregulated orthography. An initial sample of 1,447 students from grades 1 to 3 of elementary school was selected. The results showed that the variables task type and grade were significant when explaining the differences found between the groups. These findings are discussed from the perspective of the orthographic representations self-teaching hypothesis as related to the orthographic depth hypothesis, associated with the orthographic transparency of Spanish.

Resumen

El objetivo de este estudio ha sido averiguar si los niños con y sin dificultades de aprendizaje en escritura utilizan las reglas ortográficas en la escritura de palabras. Para ello se administraron dos tipos de tareas extraídas de la prueba Early Grade Writing Assessment (EGWA): (1) una tarea de dictado de pseudopalabras que contenían una regla ortográfica implícita; y (2) una tarea de dictado de palabras con ortografía arbitraria no reglada. Se seleccionó una muestra inicial de 1447 escolares de 1º a 3º curso de Educación Primaria. Los resultados mostraron que existe una influencia tanto del tipo de tarea como del curso a la hora de explicar las diferencias encontradas entre los grupos. Estos hallazgos se discuten desde la perspectiva de la hipótesis del auto aprendizaje de las representaciones ortográficas en relación a la hipótesis de la profundidad ortográfica, y esto atendiendo a la transparencia ortográfica del español.

Acknowledgements / Agradecimentos

The preparation of this manuscript has been possible thanks to the National Programme for Research Aimed at the Challenges of Society, ref. PSI2015-65009-R. / La preparación de este manuscrito ha sido posible gracias a la ayuda del Programa Estatal de I+D+i Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad del Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad con ref. PSI2015-65009-R.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors. / Los autores no han referido ningún potencial conflicto de interés en relación con este artículo.

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