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Word Reading by Sequential Trilingual: The Relative Strength of Lexical and Sub-Lexical Processing in Arabic and English Orthographies
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Asadi, Ibrahim A.; Asli-Badarneh, Abeer; Janaideh, Redab Al; Khateb, Asaid – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2023
This study investigated the strength of lexical and non-lexical processing among Arabic (L1) English (L3)-speaking children (fourth and fifth grades, N = 532) in two writing systems that vary in terms of transparency. Children were assessed using word reading, phonological and vocabulary measures. In Arabic, the study focused on standard form.…
Descriptors: Arabic, English (Second Language), Language Processing, Grade 4
Visuo-Spatial Abilities and Phonological Awareness as Predictors of Reading Accuracy in Arabic Children with and without Dyslexia
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Layes, Smail; Lalonde, Robert; Rebai, Mohamed – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2023
Although the link between developmental dyslexia and visual-spatial deficit has been recurrently highlighted, the relationship between visual-spatial abilities and reading performance is still a controversial issue, considering the orthographic variability of the language being learned. This study aimed to examine whether visuo-spatial abilities…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Visual Perception, Phonological Awareness, Prediction
Accuracy-Disability versus Rate-Disability Subtypes of Dyslexia: A Validation Study in Arabic
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Shany, Michal; Asadi, Ibrahim; Share, David L. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2023
Purpose: We previously reported evidence of true double dissociation between reading accuracy and reading rate in a large unselected sample of Hebrew-speaking fourth graders and a large clinical sample of adult Hebrew-speakers with dyslexia. The present study aimed to replicate and extend these findings to Arabic, which is structurally similar to…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Grade 4, Reading Rate, Accuracy
Combined Phonological Awareness and Print Knowledge Training Improves Reading Accuracy and Comprehension in Children with Reading Disabilities
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Layes, Smail; Guendouz, Mahmoud; Lalonde, Robert; Rebai, Mohamed – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2022
We examined the effects of a combined phonological and print intervention program on the enhancement of phonological awareness, text reading accuracy and comprehension in fourth grade Arabic-speaking children with severe difficulties in reading accuracy (dyslexia) and reading comprehension. We compared an experimental group (n = 22; mean…
Descriptors: Phonological Awareness, Training, Program Effectiveness, Reading Skills
Early Predictors for Reading Comprehension Difficulties among Israeli Arabic-Native-Speaking Pupils in Fourth Grade
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Makhoul, Bahaa' Afiff – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2021
The current study followed literacy skills development amongst 79 Arabic native speaking pupils from kindergarten to fourth grade. Based on reading comprehension attainments in fourth grade, two groups of skilled and poor readers were identified. Poor readers showed significantly lower performance on measures of phonological and morphological…
Descriptors: Arabic, Native Speakers, Grade 4, Reading Comprehension
Arabic Language Skills: A Comparative Study of Community and Government Schools in Rural Upper-Egypt
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Langsten, Ray; Abdelkhalek, Fatma; Hassan, Tahra – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2022
Egypt has long promised quality basic education. Nevertheless, international and national assessments show poor reading skills. Community schools (CS) are a component of Egypt's Education for All strategy. CS were intended to offer quality education to children who otherwise would have no chance to complete primary school. Previous studies report…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Arabic, Language Skills, Public Schools
Differing Effects of the Early Sociocultural Context on Reading for Arabic- and English-Speaking Students
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Maluch, Jessica Tsimprea – Language and Education, 2022
The current study examines the effects of the sociocultural context of primary school reading among Arabic- and English-speaking students in the UAE. Using a sample of 16,391 fourth graders (English: n = 10,507; Arabic: n = 5,884) from the 2016 Process in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), results revealed that while early language…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Social Environment, Arabic, Elementary School Students