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How the Characteristics of Phonemes and Syllabic Structures Can Impact the Phonological Awareness of Kindergarten and First-Grade Arabic-Speaking Children
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Asadi, Ibrahim A. – Reading Psychology, 2019
Phonological awareness may be influenced by differences in the characteristics of the items studied. This hypothesis is considered particularly applicable to Arabic, which is a diglossic language. This study examined the impact of phonemic position and the affiliation of the items between spoken and standard languages on phonemic isolation tasks.…
Descriptors: Phonological Awareness, Semitic Languages, Kindergarten, Grade 1
The Impact of Diglossia on Phonological Processing
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Asadi, Ibrahim A.; Abu-Rabia, Salim – Reading Psychology, 2021
This study examined the impact of the lexical distance (spoken, modern standard Arabic-MSA, shared, and pseudo-words) on phonological awareness (PA) and naming speed (RAN). The data from this longitudinal study were obtained from 261 native Arabic-speaking kindergarteners, which were then followed to first grade. The data revealed a significant…
Descriptors: Phonological Awareness, Semitic Languages, Kindergarten, Grade 1
Supplemental Flashcard Drill Methods for Efficiently Helping At-Risk Kindergartners Make Letter-Sound Correspondences: Does Presentation Arrangement of Words Matter?
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Griffin, Crystal; Joseph, Laurice M. – Reading Psychology, 2015
Variations of supplemental flashcard drill and practice instructional procedures (i.e., massed practice and interspersal presentation arrangements of words) were examined for six kindergartners who struggled making letter-sound correspondences. Findings revealed that the children demonstrated the highest learning rates when the presentation…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Visual Aids, Drills (Practice), Teaching Methods
The Role of Syllable Awareness and Syllable-Controlled Text in the Development of Finger-Point Reading
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Mesmer, Heidi Anne E.; Lake, Karen – Reading Psychology, 2010
Concept of word is a pivotal developmental insight that is reflected when preliterate learners are able to repeat a line of print and accurately point to the words while saying them (finger-point reading) and relocate a specific word within that line (word finding). Several studies have shown that letter knowledge, phonemic skills, one-to-one…
Descriptors: Syllables, Beginning Reading, Young Children, Preschool Children
Efficacy of Computer-Assisted Instruction for the Development of Early Literacy Skills in Young Children
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Macaruso, Paul; Rodman, Alyson – Reading Psychology, 2011
Two studies examined the efficacy of using computer-assisted instruction (CAI) to supplement a phonics-based reading curriculum for preschoolers and kindergartners in an urban public school system. The CAI programs provided exercises in phonological awareness and basic phonics skills. We compared treatment classes using CAI with control classes…
Descriptors: Phonics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Phonological Awareness, Scores
Phonological Awareness Development as a Discrete Process: Evidence for an Integrative Model
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Cassady, Jerrell C.; Smith, Lawrence L.; Putman, S. Michael – Reading Psychology, 2008
The theoretical and practical implications of examining young children's acquisitions of phonological awareness skills with specific and differentiated processing tasks are explored in this study. The study presents data from 269 kindergarten children completing a phonological awareness protocol that provided information on 14 discrete…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Phonological Awareness, Kindergarten, Literacy