orthographic
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- adjective
- /ɔrˈθɒɡrəfɪk/
- The student's ability to decode words depends heavily on their orthographic knowledge.
- orthographic awareness
- orthographic coding
- orthographic skills
Examples
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Handwriting depends on the well-orchestrated use of orthographic coding, fine-motor movement, and visual-motor coordination.
Academic text (2015) -
Methodological issues in measuring orthographic skills, especially in beginning readers, are explored.
Academic text (1990) -
Second, measures that can be used in clinical assessment of orthographic skills are described.
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Each of these sound codes corresponds to a different orthographic code, as discussed above.
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Third, treatment issues are discussed within a theoretical framework of multiple orthographic and oral language skills underlying reading.
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Table 2 summarizes the potential sources of orthographic skills deficits discussed in this article.
Academic text (1990) -
Recent theoretical advances in understanding orthographic codes and their relationship to phonological codes in reading acquisition are reviewed.
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The emerging consensus is that dyslexia involves three types of deficits: orthographic coding, phonological coding, and rapid automatic naming.
Academic text (2011) -
Teachers often focus on developing orthographic skills to improve students' spelling.
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Many languages have specific rules governing orthographic conventions for writing.
Synonyms
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Relating to the correct spelling of words
Surface Forms
Morphology
orthographic = orthography (transparent) = orthograph + ic
The adjective is formed from the noun 'orthography' with the productive adjectival suffix '-ic', so learners who know 'orthography' can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Orthographic comes from Greek parts ortho- meaning 'correct' and -graph meaning 'write'. So it really means 'correct writing', which is why orthographic refers to spelling or the usual way to write words.