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Morphology and Reading Skills in Arabic-Speaking Syrian Refugee Children
- Source :
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Reading Research Quarterly . Jul-Sep 2023 58(3):391-405. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Limited research has been conducted on the literacy skills of Arabic-speaking refugee children. This study investigated the concurrent and longitudinal roles of morphological awareness in Arabic word reading and reading comprehension. A total of 75 Syrian refugee children aged 6-13 years resettled in Canada were administered measures of nonverbal reasoning, vocabulary, phonological awareness, morphological awareness, word reading accuracy, and reading comprehension at two points in time separated by 1 year. Hierarchical regression analyses, controlling for age, nonverbal and verbal cognitive abilities, and phonological awareness indicated that morphological awareness was related to word reading and reading comprehension concurrently and longitudinally. Results are interpreted in the context of the targeted refugee population and the linguistic and orthographic features of Arabic. Implications for future research, assessment, and instruction are discussed.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0034-0553 and 1936-2722
- Volume :
- 58
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Reading Research Quarterly
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1384569
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/rrq.495