Original to Originality: Morphological Accuracy and Rates of Word Recognition in Low Literate Adults

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dc.contributorDeutsch, Francineen_US
dc.contributorLawrence, Sandraen_US
dc.contributorSantiago, Aldoen_US
dc.contributor.advisorBinder, Katherineen_US
dc.contributor.authorTighe, Elizabethen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-16T13:47:10Z
dc.date.available2011-02-16T13:47:10Z
dc.date.gradyear2010en_US
dc.date.issued2011-02-16
dc.date.submitted2010-05-13 15:39:42en_US
dc.description.abstractMorphological awareness an understanding of how words can be broken down into smaller units of meaning such as prefixes and suffixes has emerged as an important contributor to literacy acquisition. The purpose of the current study was to look at the contribution of morphological awareness independent of phonological awareness to the reading comprehension abilities of adults in ABE programs. Accuracy and reaction times were measured on different types of morphologically complex words as compared with control words matched on frequency in an oral reading passage and in a single word recognition task. Results revealed that adults were sensitive to morphological complexity: performing more accurately and faster on control versus morphologically complex word types. Additionally, morphological awareness was found to be a significant unique predictor of reading comprehension. The educational implications for ABE programs are discussed.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipPsychology & Educationen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10166/680
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rights.restrictedpublic
dc.titleOriginal to Originality: Morphological Accuracy and Rates of Word Recognition in Low Literate Adultsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
mhc.degreeUndergraduateen_US
mhc.institutionMount Holyoke Collegeen_US

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