Orthographic Fast-Mapping Across Time in 5- and 6-Year-Old Children

Conclusions This study adds to accumulating evidence that orthographic fast-mapping is largely influenced by the orthotactic probabilities of words. These findings, taken together with those from previous investigations, provide a rich amount of evidence indicating that children are statistical learners when developing their orthographic knowledge.
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research