Use of Apostrophes by Six to Nine Year Old Children

Autor/inn/en	Stuart, Morag; Dixon, Maureen; Masterson, Jackie
Titel	Use of Apostrophes by Six to Nine Year Old Children
Quelle	In: Educational Psychology, 24 (2004) 3, S.251-261 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0144-3410
Schlagwörter	Punctuation; Elementary School Students; Reading Materials; Literacy Education; Teaching Methods; Inferences; Measures (Individuals); Spelling; Grammar + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interpunktion; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Inference; Inferenz; Messdaten; Schreibweise; Grammatik
Abstract	This paper investigated six to nine year old children's ability to use contractive and possessive apostrophes, the effects of type and token frequency, and the effect of teaching on this ability. Apostrophes provide an interesting opportunity to examine the basis of frequency effects in rule inference, as type and token frequencies dissociate in apostrophes found in children's early reading materials. Teaching effects are now open to inspection as the National Literacy Strategy Framework for Teaching lays down a specific and detailed curriculum and teaching timetable. Results showed that token but not type frequency influenced children's correct use of apostrophes. There were also effects of teaching. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10