BBC News - Phone texting 'helps pupils to spell' - 0 views
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Madeleine Brookes on 15 Apr 10"Researchers say text language uses word play and requires an awareness of how sounds relate to written English. This link between texting and literacy has proved a surprise, say researchers. These latest findings of an ongoing study at the University of Coventry contradict any expectation that prolonged exposure to texting will erode a child's ability to spell. "
