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Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordEXPOSURE TO “TEXTISMS” DOES NOT LOWER SPELLING SCORES FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGED CHILDRENHolly Anderson, Robert J.F. Elsner“Textisms” are semi-standardized abbreviations and conventions uses in SMS text messaging. Students in the fourth and fifth grades (N = 136) were exposed to words on a spelling list as correctly-spelled words, incorrectly-spelled words, or “textisms” to determine whether short term exposure to “textisms” decreased spelling performance for elementary aged children. Multivariate ANOVA found exposure type significantly impacted post-exposure spelling, … …Current Research in Psychology, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 10 Dec 2014 · 7,254 accessesView PDF Cite

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