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Brett Kessler is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Psychology with a focus on developmental and educational psychology as well as language and linguistics. Their scholarly work encompasses topics such as reading and literacy development, second language acquisition, neurobiology of language and bilingualism, text readability and simplification, natural language processing techniques, language and cultural evolution, and writing and handwriting education.

Their recent publication record includes several papers highlighting various aspects of language development and spelling. Notable recent works include:

  • Statistical Learning in Word Reading and Spelling across Languages and Writing Systems, 2021, Scientific Studies of Reading
  • Prephonological spelling and its connections with later word reading and spelling performance, 2022, Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
  • How sensitive are adults to the role of morphology in spelling?, 2020, Morphology
  • Cues to stress in English spelling, 2020, Journal of Memory and Language
  • Double trouble: Using spellings of different lengths to represent vowel length in English, 2023, Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Brett Kessler has published extensively in various journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
  • Journal of Memory and Language
  • Morphology
  • Scientific Studies of Reading
  • Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition

Their collaborative network includes recurrent partnerships with several coauthors, among them:

  • Rebecca Treiman
  • Sloane Wolter
  • Tatiana Cury Pollo
  • Nicole Rosales
  • Lauren Cusner

Brett Kessler's research interests reflect interdisciplinary approaches that integrate aspects of cognitive neuroscience, experimental and cognitive psychology, and artificial intelligence. Their work often intersects with both behavioral and linguistic theories, contributing to the understanding of how individuals acquire and process written language and literacy skills across different contexts and languages.

Best Publications

  • The English Lexicon Project.

    David A Balota;Melvin J Yap;Michael J Cortese;Keith A Hutchison

  • The special role of rimes in the description, use, and acquisition of English orthography.

    Rebecca Treiman;John Mullennix;Ranka Bijeljac-Babic;E. Daylene Richmond-Welty

  • Automatic Detection of Text Genre

    Brett Kessler;Geoffrey Nunberg;Hinrich Schutze

  • Syllable Structure and the Distribution of Phonemes in English Syllables

    Brett Kessler;Rebecca Treiman

  • Automatic Detection of Text Genre

    Brett Kessler;Geoffrey Nunberg;Hinrich Schuetze

  • Relationships between sounds and letters in English monosyllables

    Brett Kessler;Rebecca Treiman

  • How Children Learn to Write Words

    Rebecca Treiman;Brett Kessler

  • Spelling as Statistical Learning: Using Consonantal Context to Spell Vowels

    Rebecca Treiman;Brett Kessler

  • The role of letter names in the acquisition of literacy.

    Rebecca Treiman;Brett Kessler

  • The significance of word lists

    Brett Kessler

  • Phonetic Biases in Voice Key Response Time Measurements

    Brett Kessler;Rebecca Treiman;John Mullennix

  • Computational dialectology in Irish Gaelic

    Brett Kessler

  • Vowel processing during silent reading: evidence from eye movements.

    Jane Ashby;Rebecca Treiman;Brett Kessler;Keith Rayner

  • English speakers' sensitivity to phonotactic patterns

    Rebecca Treiman;Brett Kessler;Stephanie Knewasser;Ruth Tincoff

  • Statistical patterns in children's early writing.

    Tatiana Cury Pollo;Brett Kessler;Rebecca Treiman

  • How do the spellings of children with dyslexia compare with those of nondyslexic children

    Marie Cassar;Rebecca Treiman;Louisa Moats;Tatiana Cury Pollo

  • Use of morphology in spelling by children with dyslexia and typically developing children

    Derrick C. Bourassa;Rebecca Treiman;Brett Kessler

  • IS ENGLISH SPELLING CHAOTIC? MISCONCEPTIONS CONCERNING ITS IRREGULARITY

    Brett Kessler;Rebecca Treiman

  • Effects of orthographic consistency, frequency, and letter knowledge on children's vowel spelling development.

    Markéta Caravolas;Brett Kessler;Charles Hulme;Margaret Snowling

  • Children use vowels to help them spell consonants.

    Heather Hayes;Rebecca Treiman;Brett Kessler

  • The Role of Letter Names in the Acquisition of Literacy - I Introduction //

    Rebecca Treiman;Brett Kessler

Frequent Co-Authors

Rebecca Treiman
Rebecca Treiman Washington University in St. Louis
Iris Levin
Iris Levin Tel Aviv University
Brian Byrne
Brian Byrne University of New England
Richard K. Olson
Richard K. Olson University of Colorado Boulder
Margaret J. Snowling
Margaret J. Snowling University of Oxford
Charles Hulme
Charles Hulme University of Oxford
Erik G. Willcutt
Erik G. Willcutt University of Colorado Boulder
James H. Neely
James H. Neely University at Albany, State University of New York
Douglas L. Nelson
Douglas L. Nelson University of South Florida
Keith Rayner
Keith Rayner University of California, San Diego

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