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Phonological Awareness and Reading Acquisition

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Phonological Awareness in Reading

Part of the book series: Springer Series in Language and Communication ((SSLAN,volume 28))

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A quarter century of research into one or another aspect of phonological awareness has occurred since the early work of Bruce (1964). The frequency of studies into phonological awareness seems to have increased exponentially during this period (see Ehri, 1979; Golinkoff, 1978; Nesdale, Herriman, & Tunmer, 1984; Williams, 1986, for reviews of research). In 1987, two journals, Merrill-Palmer Quarterly and Cahiers de Psychologie Cognitive, devoted entire volumes to the topic. And, of course, we now have the present volume of the Language and Communication series. There certainly is no indication that research interest in phonological awareness and its role in learning to read is subsiding.

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    Diane J. Sawyer Ph.D. (Katherine Davis Murfree Professor of Dyslexic Studies) (Katherine Davis Murfree Professor of Dyslexic Studies)

  2. School of Education and Psychology, North Carolina State University, 27695, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

    Barbara J. Fox Ph.D.

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Tunmer, W.E., Rohl, M. (1991). Phonological Awareness and Reading Acquisition. In: Sawyer, D.J., Fox, B.J. (eds) Phonological Awareness in Reading. Springer Series in Language and Communication, vol 28. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3010-6_1

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