Che Kan Leong|Li Hai Tan|Pui Wan Cheng|Kit?Tai Hau
Learning to Read and Spell English Words by Chinese Students
abstract study examined structural relationships latent independent constructs orthographic lexical knowledge phonological sensitivity b effect constructs latent construct literacy manifested reading aloud spelling regular exception english words 156 cantonesespeaking chinese students age 108 years learning english second language hong kong three carefully designed itemanalyzed indicators subserved construct orthographic lexical knowledge another three indicators subserved construct phonological sensitivity hypothesis greater contribution wordspecific orthographic lexical knowledge phonological sensitivity learning read spell english words chinese children supported results multiple regression principal component analyses especially structural equation modeling various goodnessoffit dexes showed appropriateness indicators measuring latent constructs well relationships among constructs