Perceptual load in the reading of Arabic: Effects of orthographic visual complexity on detection

S Abdelhadi, R Ibrahim, Z Eviatar - Writing Systems Research, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Previous research has suggested that reading Arabic is slower than reading Hebrew or
English, even among native Arabic readers. We tested the hypothesis that at least part of the …

The effect of the internal orthographic connectivity of written Arabic words on the process of the visual recognition: A comparison between skilled and dyslexic readers

A Khateb, HY Taha, I Elias, R Ibrahim - Writing Systems Research, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Previous research has suggested that reading Arabic is more challenging than reading
Hebrew or English, even among native Arabic readers due to the visual complexity of the …

Learning to read in Arabic: The long and winding road

H Asaad, Z Eviatar - Reading and Writing, 2014 - Springer
We examined the relative contribution of visual abilities, accessibility of letter names, and
phonological awareness, to text reading speed and accuracy of Arabic in first, third, and fifth …

Deep and shallow in Arabic orthography: New evidence from reading performance of elementary school native Arab readers

H Taha - Writing Systems Research, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The current study tested the impact of vowelisation on reading speed and accuracy of Arabic
words among skilled and poor native Arabic readers using a cross-sectional procedure. One …

Why is it hard to read Arabic?

Z Eviatar, R Ibrahim - Handbook of Arabic literacy: Insights and …, 2014 - Springer
Previous research has shown that reading in Arabic is a slower process than reading in
other languages, even among skilled native Arabic speakers. In addition, the process of …

Different orthographies different context effects: The effects of Arabic sentence context in skilled and poor readers

S Bu Rabia, LS Siegel - Reading Psychology: An International …, 1995 - Taylor & Francis
This study was designed to investigate whether Arabic orthography differs from an
alphabetic orthography regarding context effects among poor and skilled readers. Usually …

The effects of orthographic complexity and diglossia on letter naming in Arabic: A developmental study

H Asaad, Z Eviatar - Writing Systems Research, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of orthographic complexity and
diglossia on letter naming and automaticity in Arabic. Two experiments were carried out by …

[PDF][PDF] How does speed and accuracy in reading relate to reading comprehension in Arabic?

AKA Leil, DL Share, R Ibrahim - Psicológica, 2014 - redalyc.org
The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential contribution of decoding efficiency
to the development of reading comprehension among skilled adult native Arabic speakers …

Reading in Arabic orthography: The effect of vowels and context on reading accuracy of poor and skilled native Arabic readers

S Abu-Rabia - Reading and Writing, 1997 - Springer
This study investigated the effect of Arabic vowels and Arabic context on reading accuracy of
poor and skilled native Arabic readers reading narrative stories and newspaper articles …

Word recognition in Arabic as a foreign language

GF Hansen - The Modern Language Journal, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
This study is an empirical investigation of the impact of the Arabic writing system in Arabic as
a foreign language (AFL) learners' visual word recognition. The study investigates the effect …