ERIC Number: EJ1417973
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Mar-12
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0090-6905
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Reading Comprehension in the Arabic Diglossia: The SVR between the Spoken and Literary Varieties
Ibrahim A. Asadi; Ronen Kasperski
Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, v53 Article 27 2024
This study aimed to examine the validity of the "simple view of reading" (SVR) model in the diglossic Arabic language. Using a longitudinal design, we tested whether decoding and listening comprehension (LC) in kindergarten can later predict reading comprehension (RC) in the first grade and whether the contribution of LC to RC differs between the spoken and literary varieties of Arabic. The participants were 261 kindergartners who were followed to the first grade. Our results from separate SEM analysis for the spoken and literary varieties revealed some similarity between the explained variance in the spoken (52%) and literary (48%) variety models. However, while the contribution of LC to RC was higher than the contribution of decoding in the spoken variety model, an opposite pattern was observed in the literary variety model. The results are discussed in light of the diglossia phenomenon and its impact on comprehension skills in Arabic, with theoretical and pedagogical implications.
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Kindergarten, Models, Dialects, Arabic, Language Variation, Literary Genres, Psycholinguistics, Teaching Methods, Prediction, Speech Communication, Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Reading Processes, Longitudinal Studies, Decoding (Reading), Listening Comprehension
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Grade 1
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Language: English
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