Inquiring Into Reading as Meaning-Making: Do Spelling and Punctuation Really Matter?

by: Thomas O'Brien

Learners are asked to read a passage full of misspelled words. Many readers are able to discern the meaning despite the numerous intentionally embedded errors. In a second exercise, learners experience how the meaning of a passage can be dramatically altered if punctuation is changed slightly (while leaving all the words in the same order).

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Type Book ChapterPub Date 4/15/2011Stock # PB271X3_4

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