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Weak and Strong Novice Readers of English as a Foreign Language: Effects of First Language and Socioeconomic Status

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Kahn-Horwitz, Janina; Shimron, Joseph; Sparks, Richard L. – Annals of Dyslexia, 2006

This study examined individual differences among beginning readers of English as a foreign language (EFL). The study concentrated on the effects of underlying first language (L1) knowledge as well as EFL letter and vocabulary knowledge. Phonological and morphological awareness, spelling, vocabulary knowledge, and word reading in Hebrew L1, in…

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 4, Semitic Languages, Socioeconomic Status