This review highlights some areas of current interest in teaching students to spell and how
spelling skills develop. The topics covered in the paper include: theories of spelling …

The purpose of this article is to review published studies regarding acquisition of English as
a second or foreign language by students of different linguistic backgrounds, in light of the …

This study set out to compare patterns of relationships among phonological skills,
orthographic skills, semantic knowledge, listening comprehension, and reading …

The study investigated English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers' knowledge of the
linguistic foundations of the English language, teachers' reported classroom practices …

Abstract English spelling is widely investigated, but little is known about spelling in English
as an additional language (EAL), especially in the context of text production. This study …

Abstract English orthography differs from that of other European languages in terms of
complexity and regularity. This difference may impact the development of accurate spelling …

In order to inform English foreign language (EFL) diagnostic assessment of literacy, this
study examined the extent to which 175 first-language Hebrew-speaking EFL young …

Abstract English foreign language (EFL) literacy achievement is a major challenge for EFL
pupils in Israel. To better understand this challenge, this study used a quantitative approach …

The study tested whether cognitive retroactive transfer (CRT) of language skills from English
to Hebrew takes place; specifically, whether an improvement in linguistic and meta-linguistic …

This study examined the impact of explicitly teaching orthographic conventions on the
spelling of 92 Hebrew speaking strong versus struggling English as a foreign language …