<tr><td class="storybody"><p> 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. </p><p><b>Improving 'hmwrk'</b></p><p>Instead it suggests that pupils who regularly use text language - with all its mutations of phonetic spelling and abbreviations - also appear to be developing skills in the more formal use of English.</p><br/> <br/><br/> <br/> <br/> <!-- S IBOX --><br/> <table border="0" align="right" cellpadding="0" width="231" cellspacing="0"><br/> <tbody><tr><br/> <td width="5"><img height="1" alt="" border="0" vspace="0" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif" hspace="0" width="5"></td><br/> <td class="sibtbg"><br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <div><br/> <br/> <div class="mva"><br/> <img height="13" alt="" border="0" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/start_quote_rb.gif" width="24"><br/> <b>If we are seeing a decline in literacy standards among young children, it is in spite of text messaging, not because of it</b><br/> <img height="13" alt="" border="0" align="right" vspace="0" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/end_quote_rb.gif" width="23"><br clear="all"> </div><br/> <br/> <br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></div><br/> <br/> <br/> <div class="mva"><br/> <div>Dr Clare Wood</div><br/><br/><br/></div><br/> <br/> </td><br/> </tr><br/> </tbody></table><br/> <br/> <!-- E IBOX --><br/> <br/> <br/><br/><br/><br/><p>The research, part-funded by the British Academy, suggests that texting requires the same "phonological awareness" needed to learn correct spellings. </p><p>So when pupils replace or remove sounds, letters or syllables - such as "l8r" for "later" or "hmwrk" for "homework" - it requires an understanding of what the original word should be. </p><p>Instead of texting being a destructive influence on learners, the academics argue that it offers them a chance to "practise reading and spelling on a daily basis". </p><p>Using 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