scholarly journals Phonological awareness and spatial visual memory among sample of dyslexic children

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Amsal Hadi Huwailah ◽  
Masad Naghah Abu Al Diyar
Keyword(s):  
Phonological Awareness ◽  
Visual Memory ◽  
Word Reading ◽  
Learning Difficulties ◽  
Spatial Span ◽  
Reading Accuracy ◽  
Span Test ◽  
Accuracy Test ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to identify the relationship between phonological awareness and spatial visual memory, as well as, to detect the differences between Kuwaiti males and females and non-Kuwaitis with regard to reading learning difficulties in certain variables. The study adopts a comparative descriptive approach and uses sample of 350 primary students (3-5 grades) with reading learning difficulties (200 males and 150 females) Kuwaitis and non-Kuwaitis. Their ages ranged between 8- 10 years. Phonological awareness test and spatial visual memory test are applied. The findings of the study show that there is a statistically significant positive correlation between the components of phonological awareness tests (syllable & phoneme deletion test and non-word reading accuracy test) and between spatial visual memory tests (Forward Spatial Span Test and Backward Spatial Span Test) from males and females sample. There are no significant differences between males and females in phonological awareness skills (phoneme deletion test, and non-word reading accuracy test). Females show better performance than males in spatial visual memory tasks (Forward Spatial Span Test and Backward Spatial Span Test). Non-Kuwaitis show better performance than Kuwaitis in phonological awareness skills (syllable & phoneme deletion, and non-word reading accuracy test) and in spatial visual memory tasks (Forward Spatial Span Test and Backward Spatial Span Test). The results of the regression suggested that the integration of sounds is the only test that can predict reading disabilities. As (syllable & phoneme deletion, and t non-word reading accuracy test) are the most predictable of spatial visual memory. 

Transfer effects in spelling from transparent Greek to opaque English in seven-to-ten-year-old children

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 757-770 ◽  
Author(s):  
GEORGIA Z. NIOLAKI ◽  
JACKIE MASTERSON
Keyword(s):  
Phonological Awareness ◽  
Visual Memory ◽  
Word Reading ◽  
Strong Predictor ◽  
Literacy Skill ◽  
Bilingual Children ◽  
Single Word ◽  
Spelling Performance ◽  
Bilingual Group ◽  
Literacy Ability

The study investigated single-word spelling performance of 33 English- and 38 Greek-speaking monolingual children, and 46 English- and Greek-speaking bilingual children (age range from 6;7 to 10;1 years). The bilingual children were divided into two groups on the basis of their single-word reading and spelling performance in Greek. In line with predictions, we found that scores on an assessment of phonological awareness were a significant predictor of spelling in English for the bilingual children with stronger Greek literacy skill. Phonological awareness scores were also a strong predictor of spelling in Greek in the monolingual Greek-speaking children. For the bilingual children with weaker Greek literacy ability, spelling in English was predicted by performance in a test of visual memory. This was more in line with results for the monolingual English-speaking children, for whom spelling performance was predicted by visual memory and phonological awareness scores. Qualitative analysis of misspellings revealed that phonologically appropriate errors were significantly greater in the strong Greek literacy ability bilingual group than the weaker Greek literacy ability bilingual group. Stimulus analyses using regression techniques are also reported. The results are interpreted to suggest that in biliterates literacy processes are transferred from one language to the other (Mumtaz & Humphreys, 2002).

scholarly journals The relationship between phonological awareness time and reading abilities: an assessment using self-organizing maps

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Sucena ◽  
João Falcão Carneiro ◽  
Ana Paula Vale ◽  
Fernanda Leopoldina Viana
Keyword(s):  
Response Time ◽  
Phonological Awareness ◽  
Word Reading ◽  
Self Organizing Maps ◽  
Nonword Reading ◽  
Reading Abilities ◽  
Task Time ◽  
Good And Poor Readers ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Self Organizing

AbstractClassically, the assessment of reading disabilities is based on the accuracy for word and nonword reading, as well as on the accuracy or sensibility measures (such as d′) for phonological awareness tasks. Recent studies indicate that in terms of phonological awareness results, the response time is a more accurate indicator than sensibility measures (such as d′), thus providing an important measure explaining some of the differences between good and poor readers. This article explores the discriminative capability of phonological awareness task time (PATT) in reading disability assessment.One hundred and eighty-six children were tested using conventional tasks, specifically word reading, nonword reading, and phonological awareness tasks. The word and nonword accuracy and PATT were used to train self-organizing maps (SOM) to classify children into three distinct groups.Phonological awareness response time provides a powerful discriminative measure.Our results indicate that the PATT constitutes a useful selective measure, particularly in the third and fourth grades when classical variables such as word and nonword reading accuracy lose their discriminative capabilities. Also, the use of SOM to classify children’s reading abilities can successfully categorize children and capture meaningful measures such as the lexicality effect.

scholarly journals Tapping to Music Predicts Literacy Skills of First-Grade Children

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Csaba Kertész ◽  
Ferenc Honbolygó
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Phonological Awareness ◽  
Reading Fluency ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Word Reading ◽  
Verbal Working Memory ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Rapid Automatized Naming ◽  
Reading Accuracy

The ability to synchronise one’s movements to the sound of a regular beat has been found to be associated with children’s language and reading abilities. Sensorimotor synchronisation or tapping performance can among other factors [e.g., working memory and rapid automatized naming (RAN)] predict phonological awareness and word reading accuracy and fluency of first graders. While tapping tasks that use a simple metronome sound are more often used, applying musical stimuli has the potential advantage of being more engaging and motivating for children. In the present study, we investigated whether tapping to a metronome beat or complex musical stimuli would predict phonological awareness and reading outcomes of Hungarian 6-7-year olds (N=37). We also measured participants’ general cognitive abilities (RAN, non-verbal intelligence and verbal working memory). Our results show that phonological awareness, spelling and reading accuracy were associated with the musical tasks while reading fluency was predicted by the metronome trials. Our findings suggest that complex musical tasks should be considered when investigating this age group, as they were, in general, more effective in predicting literacy outcomes.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Phonological Awareness and Reading Fluency for Elementary Second and Third Grade Dyslexic Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-73
Keyword(s):  
Phonological Awareness ◽  
Reading Fluency ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Simple Linear Regression ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Fluency Test

This study explored the relationship between phonological awareness and reading fluency in students with dyslexia in grades 2 and 3. A related purpose was to examine the differences between males and females in their phonological awareness and reading fluency skills. The sample consisted of 41 students (21 boys and 20 girls), aged between 8 and 9 years. The study tools included the phonological awareness test and the reading fluency test. The results of the study showed that there was a significant correlation (r = .44) between the male/female students’ scores on the test of phonological awareness and their reading fluency test scores. Simple linear regression analysis showed that students’ scores on the test of phonological awareness predicted their scores on the test of reading fluency (β = .44, p ˂ .003). The independent-samples t test showed no significant differences between dyslexic male and female students on the phonological awareness and reading fluency tests. The study recommended the necessity of conducting experimental studies to develop phonological awareness and reading fluency skills for students with dyslexia.

Effects of Morphological Awareness Training on Reading Accuracy in Children with Dyslexia and its Transfer Effect on Phonological Awareness

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pr Smail Layes ◽  
Dr Amel Kaddouri ◽  
Pr Robert Lalonde ◽  
Pr Mohamed Rebai
Keyword(s):  
Phonological Awareness ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Word Reading ◽  
Morphological Awareness ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Grade 3 ◽  
Arabic Speaking ◽  
Morphological Awareness Training ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Experimental Group

Abstract We examined the effects of a morphological awareness (MA) training program on the enhancement of word and pseudo-word reading and phonological awareness in Arabic-speaking children with dyslexia. We compared two groups of children with dyslexia from Grade 3, an experimental group (n = 12; mean age = 112.4 months) with a control group (n = 13; mean age = 111.61 months). The training program focused on morphological analysis, derivational morphology and inflexional morphology. Results revealed that the experimental group outperformed controls on all post-training measures for MA, reading words and pseudo-words as well as phonological awareness. Also, the post-training measures were better achieved in the experimental group than pre-training ones, which confirm the efficacy of the morphological training program. We discuss these findings in light of the relationship between morphological awareness and word reading and phonological awareness, and the Arabic orthographic features as a morphological based language.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Phonological Awareness and Reading

2005 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiffany P. Hogan ◽  
Hugh W. Catts ◽  
Todd D. Little
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Phonological Awareness ◽  
Predictive Power ◽  
Word Reading ◽  
Language Impairments ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Letter Identification ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose: Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) use phonological awareness assessments in many ways. This study examines the usefulness of these assessments in kindergarten and 2nd grade. Method: Measures of phonological awareness and letter identification were administered in kindergarten, and measures of phonological awareness, phonetic decoding (i.e., nonword reading), and word reading were administered in 2nd and 4th grades to a sample of 570 children participating in a longitudinal study of reading and language impairments. Results: A path analysis indicated that kindergarten measures of phonological awareness and letter identification provided information to the prediction of 2nd-grade reading. In 2nd grade, measures of reading offered information to the prediction of 4th-grade reading. Additionally, a reciprocal relationship was found between phonological awareness and word reading, with kindergarten phonological awareness predicting 2nd-grade word reading and, conversely, 2nd-grade word reading predicting 4th-grade phonological awareness. Clinical Implications: Phonological awareness assessment provides information about reading in kindergarten but loses its predictive power at 2nd grade. At that time, phonological awareness and word reading become so highly correlated that phonological awareness does not add information to the prediction of 4th-grade reading.

Morphological awareness, word reading, and reading comprehension in Portuguese

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 507-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
PEDRO VIANA DE FREITAS ◽  
MÁRCIA MARIA PERUZZI ELIA DA MOTA ◽  
S. HÉLÈNE DEACON
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Phonological Awareness ◽  
Reading Fluency ◽  
Word Reading ◽  
Morphological Awareness ◽  
Fourth Grade ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Unique Variance ◽  
Reading Accuracy ◽  
Nonverbal Ability

ABSTRACTWe investigated the unique effects of morphological awareness on several aspects of reading in Portuguese. We tested 132 Portuguese-speaking children in the fourth grade. Morphological awareness was assessed with a word analogy task that included inflectional and derivational transformations. Results indicated that morphological awareness was a significant predictor of word reading accuracy, word reading fluency, and reading comprehension after controlling for the effects of nonverbal ability and phonological awareness. Morphological awareness also explained unique variance in reading comprehension after adding word reading as a control. In conclusion, morphological awareness has important roles in both word reading and reading comprehension in Portuguese. Educational and clinical implications are discussed.

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