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Tibi, Sana; Kirby, John R. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2018
Wolf and Bowers (1999) described a model in which phonological awareness (PA) and naming speed (NS) make independent contributions to reading ability. We tested this model in a sample of 201 Grade 3 Arabic-speaking children in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Measures of general cognitive ability, vocabulary, PA, NS, word reading, and reading…
Descriptors: Phonological Awareness, Vocabulary Development, Models, Semitic Languages
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Nanda, Alice O.; Greenberg, Daphne; Morris, Robin – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2010
This study examined whether measurement constructs behind reading-related tests for struggling adult readers are similar to what is known about measurement constructs for children. The sample included 371 adults reading between the third-and fifth-grade levels, including 127 men and 153 English speakers of other languages. Using measures of skills…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Reading Skills, Reading Difficulties, Factor Analysis
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Ricciardelli, Lina A. – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1993
Investigated a model of metalinguistic awareness, which consists of two components (the control of linguistic processing and the analysis of linguistic knowledge), in children between the ages of five and seven years. Each of the two components was assessed by four metalinguistic tasks. (Contains 35 references.) (JL)
Descriptors: Children, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries, Grammar