Andrew Holliman|Nicolás Gutiérrez Palma|Sarah Critten|Clare Wood|Helen Cunnane|Claire Pillinger
Examining the independent contribution of prosodic sensitivity to word reading and spelling in early readers
Coventry University|Universidad de Jaén|Coventry University|Coventry University|Coventry University|Coventry University
study designed examine independent contribution prosodic sensitivitythe rhythmic patterning speechto word reading spelling sample early readers ninetythree englishspeaking children aged 56 years old 6928 months sd 367 assessed prosodic sensitivity vocabulary knowledge phonological morphological awareness predictor variables along word reading spelling criterion variables bivariate zeroorder correlation analyses revealed prosodic sensitivity significantly associated variables study hierarchical regression analyses revealed controlling individual differences vocabulary phonological morphological awareness prosodic sensitivity still able explain unique variance word reading unable make independent contribution spelling findings suggest prosodic sensitivity gives added value understanding childrens reading development