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Direct linkLeikin, Mark; Schwartz, Mila; Share, David L. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2010
The present paper addresses the issue of cross-linguistic transfer of phonemic awareness and word identification skills across two linguistically distant languages (Russian and Hebrew). The role of early literacy learning was directly assessed by distinguishing two groups of Russian-Hebrew speaking bilinguals; bi-literate (n = 39) and…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Russian, Semitic Languages, Emergent Literacy
Schwartz, Mila; Share, David L.; Leikin, Mark; Kozminsky, Ely – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2008
In a previous study [Schwartz et al. (2005). "Written Language and Literacy," 8, 179-207] we showed that early literacy in Russian (L1) facilitated decoding acquisition in Hebrew (L2) among Russian-Hebrew first graders. The present study examined two alternative explanations for this finding. The first account concerns the general…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Phonological Awareness, Emergent Literacy, Writing Skills
Leikin, Mark; Share, David L.; Schwartz, Mila – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2005
The present study examined factors that influence the process of learning to read in a second language. The Hebrew reading comprehension skills of 68 Russian-speaking children (mean age 7 years 6 months) were screened at the start of Grade 2. From this sample, 40 participants were selected: 20 successful learners and 20 unsuccessful learners.…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Russian, Reading Difficulties, Learning Processes
