Ian Simpson

Dr. Ian Simpson

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Academic Career Length

33Years (1994-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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4 October 2011 in Cognitive Science
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JAJoanne Arciuli
Joanne Arciuli
ISIan Simpson
Ian Simpson


1 August 2008 in Schizophrenia Research
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TRTamara A. Russell
Tamara A. Russell
MGMelissa J. Green
Melissa J. Green
ISIan Simpson
Ian Simpson
MCMax Coltheart
Max Coltheart

6 October 2012 in Behavior Research Methods
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Ian Simpson
PMPetroula Mousikou
Petroula Mousikou
JMJuan Manuel Montoya
Juan Manuel Montoya
SDSylvia Defior
Sylvia Defior

10 September 2014 in Scientific Studies of Reading
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NCNuria Calet
Nuria Calet
NGNicolás Gutiérrez-Palma
Nicolás Gutiérrez-Palma
ISIan Simpson
Ian Simpson
MGM. Carmen González-Trujillo
M. Carmen González-Trujillo
SDSylvia Defior
Sylvia Defior
Previous studies implicate suprasegmental phonology in reading acquisition. However, little is known about how suprasegmental sensitivity develops or how it contributes to reading. Here, 130 Spanish primary-school children participated in this 2-year longitudinal study. Nonlinguistic rhythm, lexical-stress sensitivity and metrical-stress sensitivity, along with phonological awareness, vocabulary, nonverbal intelligence, and reading aloud, were assessed on five occasions. Results suggest that prosody abilities have different developmental trajectories and that prosody explains unique variance in reading beyond that explained by other factors. There was some evidence that the contribution of each prosody skill occurred at different phases in reading development. Nonlinguistic rhythm, lexical-stress sensitivity, and metrical-stress sensitivity assessed at the end of kindergarten, the start of Grade 1, and the end of Grade 1, respectively, predicted reading performance 6 months later. Nevertheless, sample size and reliability temper the conclusions that can be made. The implications of prosody skills for literacy development are discussed.

1 May 2012 in Neuroscience Letters
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JAJoanne Arciuli
Joanne Arciuli
ISIan Simpson
Ian Simpson