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Li, Luan; Marinus, Eva; Castles, Anne; Hsieh, Miao-Ling; Wang, Hua-Chen – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2021
In this study, we investigated if children build a print-to-meaning connection via the semantic radical -- a mechanism we call "semantic decoding" -- and its interaction with phonological decoding in orthographic learning of Chinese compound characters. Ninety-two Grade 4 children were taught the pronunciations and meanings of 16…
Descriptors: Semantics, Phonology, Decoding (Reading), Mandarin Chinese
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Guo, Siao-Cing; Lan, Yu-Ju – Language Learning & Technology, 2023
This study aims to investigate the influence of story creation on young EFL learners' reading performance. Action research was adopted to examine the effects of two different story reading projects in a library setting in Taiwan. Each project comprised a group of 19 young EFL learner from Grades 4 to 6 (aged 10-12). The first group's activities…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Simulation