Spelling Acquisition in Cross-linguistic Settings
Edited by Susie Russak and Elena Zaretsky
Special issue of Written Language & Literacy 25:1 (2022) v, 132 pp.
Elena Zaretsky
List of John Benjamins publications in which Elena Zaretsky is involved.
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Cross-linguistic Transfer in Reading in Multilingual Contexts
Edited by Elena Zaretsky and Mila Schwartz
This book represents concurrent attempts of multiple researchers to address the issue of cross-linguistic transfer in literacy. It includes broad spectrum of languages and reflects a new generation of conceptualizations of cross-linguistic transfer, offering a different level of complexity by… read more[Benjamins Current Topics, 89] 2016. ix, 183 pp.
Cross-linguistic transfer in reading in multilingual contexts – recent research trends
Edited by Elena Zaretsky and Mila Schwartz
Special issue of Written Language & Literacy 17:1 (2014) ix, 171 pp.
2022 Investigating spelling across typologically diverse orthographies: An introduction Spelling Acquisition in Cross-linguistic Settings, Russak, Susie and Elena Zaretsky (eds.), pp. 1–10 | Review article
2022 Representation of sublexical structure of the word among bilingual and monolingual kindergartners: Is there an influence of L1 oral language structure? Spelling Acquisition in Cross-linguistic Settings, Russak, Susie and Elena Zaretsky (eds.), pp. 11–39 | Article
Early spelling development is an important area of research as it presents an opportunity for our understanding of how children begin to represent sounds within words through application of letter-sound mapping. The development of spelling is often characterized by stage-like theories, although… read more
2016 The role of L1 and L2 reading on L1 preservation and positive cross-linguistic transfer among sequential bilinguals Cross-linguistic Transfer in Reading in Multilingual Contexts, Zaretsky, Elena and Mila Schwartz (eds.), pp. 145–170 | Article
Previous research shows strong evidence of positive cross-linguistic transfer as a factor of L1 literacy. Moreover, research shows that L1 literacy supports the preservation of L1 language skills while learning L2, as oral and written languages are highly interdependent. Two theoretical frameworks… read more
2016 Foreword: Cross-linguistic transfer in reading in multilingual context – recent research trends Cross-linguistic Transfer in Reading in Multilingual Contexts, Zaretsky, Elena and Mila Schwartz (eds.), pp. vii–x | Foreword
2014 The role of L1 and L2 reading on L1 preservation and positive cross-linguistic transfer among sequential bilinguals Cross-linguistic transfer in reading in multilingual contexts – recent research trends, Zaretsky, Elena and Mila Schwartz (eds.), pp. 139–164 | Article
Previous research shows strong evidence of positive cross-linguistic transfer as a factor of L1 literacy. Moreover, research shows that L1 literacy supports the preservation of L1 language skills while learning L2, as oral and written languages are highly interdependent. Two theoretical frameworks… read more
2014 Foreword: Cross-linguistic transfer in reading in multilingual contexts – recent research trends Cross-linguistic transfer in reading in multilingual contexts – recent research trends, Zaretsky, Elena and Mila Schwartz (eds.), pp. vii–x | Article
2009 Literacy predictors and early reading and spelling skills as a factor of orthography: Cross-linguistic evidence Written Language & Literacy 12:1, pp. 52–81 | Article
The majority view of reading development maintains the importance of specific cognitive and linguistic abilities, e.g. phonological awareness (PA) and vocabulary and verbal working memory (VWM). Another factor in attaining literacy may be the language of exposure, e.g. whether it has a transparent… read more