Frost and fogs, or sunny skies? Orthography, reading, and misplaced optimalism

David L. Share

doi:10.1017/S0140525X12000271

Frost and fogs, or sunny skies? Orthography, reading, and misplaced optimalism

David L. Share

Department of Learning Disabilities

University of Haifa

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Abstract

I argue that the study of variability rather than invariance should head the reading research agenda, and that strong claims of orthographic "optimality" are unwarranted. I also expand briefly on Frost's assertion that an efficient orthography must represent sound and meaning, by considering writing systems as dual-purpose devices that must provide decipherability for novice readers and automatizability for the expert.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	307-308
Number of pages	2
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	35
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X12000271
State	Published - Oct 2012

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Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Physiology
Behavioral Neuroscience

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Frost and fogs, or sunny skies? Orthography, reading, and misplaced optimalism

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