Table 3.
Experiment 2: Mean percentage of regular and irregular pronunciations for Andrews and Scarratt nonwords varying in regularity and consistency of body spelling for Maxine at 5:9, 10:10, and 14:0, and for the New Zealand university students without phonics instruction (standard deviation in parenthesis).
| Regular consistent | Inconsistent | Irregular consistent | Irregular unique | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular pronunciations | ||||
| 5:9 years | 95 | 88 | 4 | 25 |
| 10:10 years | 98 | 83 | 0 | 17 |
| 14:0 years | 93 | 90 | 4 | 21 |
| New Zealand university students | 92 (4) | 84 (7) | 10 (9) | 37 (10) |
| Irregular pronunciations | ||||
| 5:9 years | –a | 10 | 83 | 63 |
| 10:10 years | – | 15 | 92 | 71 |
| 14:0 years | – | 10 | 88 | 75 |
| New Zealand university students | – | 10 (6) | 63 (17) | 46 (8) |
a
Dashes indicate that regular pronunciations do not exist for regular consistent nonwords.