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Scott Crossley; Joon Suh Choi – Reading Psychology, 2024
This paper examines links between perfect rhymes and text readability and decoding using a measure of English rhymes called the Perfect Rhymes Dictionary (PeRDict). PeRDict is based on the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (the CMUdict) and provides rhyme counts for ~48,000 words in English and for the most frequent 1,000, 2,500,…
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Phonology, Pronunciation, Dictionaries
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Hassanein, Elsayed E. A.; Johnson, Evelyn S.; Alshaboul, Yousef; Ibrahim, Sayed; Megreya, Ahmed; Al-Hendawi, Maha; Al-Attiyah, Asma – Reading Psychology, 2021
In recent years, stronger literacy development has emerged as a critically important issue in Arabic speaking nations. Results of international assessments indicate that most of the participating Arab countries are near the bottom of achievement levels. Additionally, recent studies indicate the prevalence rate of reading disability ranges from…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Literacy Education, Reading Difficulties, Emergent Literacy
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Paz Suárez-Coalla; María Suárez-Romón; Verónica Martínez – Reading Psychology, 2024
Oral language abilities have been reported to be related to reading development. This relationship seems to be determined by orthographic systems and reading development. Children with developmental language disorder (DLD) show reading difficulties, although most studies focus on reading comprehension. The present study has two main objectives: to…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Skills, Language Impairments, Developmental Delays
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Oh, Eunjou – Reading Psychology, 2016
The present study investigated the relative contributions of vocabulary knowledge, grammar knowledge, and processing speed to second language listening and reading comprehension. Seventy-five Korean university students participated in the study. Results showed the three tested components had a significant portion of shared variance in explaining…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Predictor Variables, Language Processing, Listening Comprehension
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Furlonger, Brett; Rickards, Field – Reading Psychology, 2011
This review explores the literacy difficulties experienced by prelingual, profoundly deaf, sign-dominant adults. A critical overview of the existing literature identifies the importance of understanding their language experiences and word-coding preferences. Findings challenge the notion that a permanent lack of audition from birth prevents…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Difficulties, Deafness, Minority Groups
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Gunn, T. M. – Reading Psychology, 2008
This study investigated whether structured or unstructured questioning strategies, combined with two levels of domain knowledge and text coherence, significantly affect text memory and text learning. Results of this study suggest that high domain knowledge and structured questioning strategies are the most reliable predictors of text memory and…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Questioning Techniques, Interaction, Memory