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Jack Dempsey; Kiel Christianson; Julie A. Van Dyke – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2025
Typical print formatting provides no information regarding the linguistic features of a text, although texts vary considerably with respect to grammatical complexity and readability. Complex texts may be particularly challenging for individuals with weak language knowledge, such as English language learners. This paper investigates the usefulness…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Mandarin Chinese, Korean, Native Language
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Salameh-Matar, Abeer; Basal, Nasir; Weintraub, Naomi – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2019
The knowledge relating to the effect of learning a second language (L2) on the mother tongue (L1) is relatively limited. Most studies focused on linguistic and reading skills, but we did not find studies relating to handwriting performance. Our study focused on the transfer effect of handwriting performance from Hebrew L2 to Arabic L1. The sample…
Descriptors: Handwriting, Writing Skills, Semitic Languages, Bilingual Students