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Assessment of Arabic phonological awareness and its relation to word reading ability



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Abstract

Phonological awareness (PA) is one of the most important components in the development of normal reading ability. It refers to the ability to detect and manipulate the sound structure of words independently of their meaning. The current study aimed to assess Arabic PA skills and the relation to word reading abilities in Egyptian Arabic-speaking children. The designed assessment was applied to 80 typically developing children, divided into two subgroups ranging in age from 5 years 6 months to 8 years 6 months. The design of assessment involved six PA tasks covering three levels: rhyme awareness, syllabic awareness, and phonemic awareness, as well as the assessment of reading abilities that include real word and nonsense word reading tasks. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation), Student's t tests, and Pearson correlation coefficient tests were used to analyze the data. The reliability of the test was proven using the test-retest procedure. Validity of the test was estimated through internal consistency validity. The results revealed that the Arabic PA assessment test (APAAT) proved to be a reliable and valid tool for assessing Arabic reading skills. Findings from the study provided important insights into the developmental patterns of Arabic PA. In addition, the findings revealed a strong relationship between phonological awareness skills and the proficiency in word reading abilities in Arabic school-aged children


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Abou-Elsaad, T., et al. (2016). "Assessment of Arabic phonological awareness and its relation to word reading ability." Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology 41(4): 174-180.


Methodology

Methods Condition Gender Age Country Setting Sample size
healthy Both 5.5 - 8.5 Egypt
Education Institute 80

Number of items

6 items

Training

Measure does not require training

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Not available

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