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Number of articles: 3

1. Exploring the Relationship between Children's Knowledge of Text Message Abbreviations and School Literacy Outcomes

   Beverly Plester, Clare Wood & Puja Joshi

   This paper presents a study of 88 British 10-12-year-old children's knowledge of text message (SMS) abbreviations ("textisms") and how it relates to their school literacy attainment. As a measure... More

   pp. 145-161

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2. Educational and Interpersonal Uses of Home Computers by Adolescents with and without Specific Language Impairment

   Kevin Durkin, Gina Conti-Ramsden, Allan Walker & Zoe Simkin

   Many uses of new media entail processing language content, yet little is known about the relationship between language ability and media use in young people. This study compares educational versus ... More

   pp. 197-217

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3. In Their Words: Connecting On-Line Weblogs to Developmental Processes

   Kaveri Subrahmanyam, Eddie C. M. Garcia, Lidwina Stella Harsono, Janice S. Li & Lawrence Lipana

   This paper seeks to connect adolescents' communication within on-line weblogs or blogs to developmental processes. A total of 195 English language blogs written by self-identified 14- to 18-year... More

   pp. 219-245

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