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The Roles of Various Forms of Attention in Temporal Processing Deficits in Chinese Children with and without Dyslexia
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Wang, Li-Chih; Yang, Hsien-Ming – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2020
This study examined the extent to which Chinese children with dyslexia show temporal processing deficits in addition to deficits in various forms of attention. In total, 104 Chinese children in primary school (Grades 3-6) were recruited in Taiwan. Half of the children were identified as having dyslexia, and the other half were typically developing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
Linguistic Performance of Dual Language Immersion Students
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Watzinger-Tharp, Johanna; Rubio, Fernando; Tharp, Douglas S. – Foreign Language Annals, 2018
The assessment of dual language immersion (DLI) students' proficiency in the partner language plays a key role in program evaluation. This article reports findings from a large-scale study, drawing on cross-sectional assessment data from 73 schools and longitudinal data from 25 schools. Students were tested in the interpretive (listening and…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Bilingual Education Programs, Grade 6, Chinese
The Association between Morphological Awareness and Literacy in English Language Learners from Different Language Backgrounds
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Marinova-Todd, Stefka H.; Siegel, Linda S.; Mazabel, Silvia – Topics in Language Disorders, 2013
Purpose: The main goal of this study was to examine whether the morphological structure of a child's first language determined the strength of association between morphological awareness and reading and spelling skills in English, their second language. Methods: The sample consisted of 888 Grade six students who had English as their first language…
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Language Skills, Literacy, English Language Learners
Developmental Changes in Character-Complexity and Word-Length Effects when Reading Chinese Script
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Su, Yi-Fen; Samuels, S. Jay – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2010
The present study was designed to examine the developmental changes in the character-complexity and word-length effects when reading Chinese script. Character complexity was defined in two ways: (1) the number of constituent strokes for characters (Experiment 1), and (2) the number of constituent radicals for characters (Experiment 2). The word…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Personality, Grade 6, Grade 4
Understanding Chinese Developmental Dyslexia: Morphological Awareness as a Core Cognitive Construct
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Shu, Hua; McBride-Chang, Catherine; Wu, Sina; Liu, Hongyun – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2006
Tasks representing 9 cognitive constructs of potential importance to understanding Chinese reading development and impairment were administered to 75 children with dyslexia and 77 age-matched children without reading difficulties in 5th and 6th grade. Logistic regression analyses revealed that dyslexic readers were best distinguished from…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Vocabulary Skills, Reading Difficulties, Reading Skills
Factors Affecting Second Language Achievement in Primary School
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Iwashita, Noriko; Liem, Irene – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2005
This study investigates achievement in second language learning (Chinese) in primary school in relation to learner variables such as amount and duration of instruction and home language background. Currently in the State of Victoria it is recommended that all students learn a second language from the beginning of primary school to the end of Year…
Descriptors: Second Languages, Cultural Awareness, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries