Ying Xiao

Orthographic knowledge mediates the link between environmental print attention and early reading ability

Ying Xiao, Tianying Qing, Huidong Xue, J Zhao, Licheng Xue

Children are exposed to a vast amount of environmental print (EP, such as “KFC” on billboards) at an early age. Attention to words in EP closely correlates with children’s reading ability. However, how children’s attention to words in EP is related to their early reading ability…Read more