Graphemic Buffer

Question 0

What type of errors does a graphemic buffer deficit produce?

Answer 0

Incorrect responses result in letter errors

No influence of lexicality or phonological plausibility

Substitution (craw)
Additions (calaw)
Deletions (caw)
Exchanges (cwal)
Shifts (lacw)

Affects output from lexical and sublexical routes: similar error patterns for words and non words

Affects spelling across input and output modalities: deficits observed across a range of spelling tasks

Question 1

What is the graphemic buffer?

Answer 1

Working memory component of spelling

Holds information about grapheme identity and position of letters

Question 2

What influences the graphemic buffer deficit?

Answer 2

1) length effects: longer words more prone than shorter words
2) serial position effects: letters in middle of word more prone