… The purpose of the study was to determine how well these standard predictors predict
various aspects of Arabic reading. We hypothesize that each of the standard predictors will …

… We then describe the Arabic language and orthography to identify features that may affect …
predict reading ability and then review the sparser literature on PA, NS, and reading in Arabic. …

… , word reading accuracy, and word reading fluency. Results revealed that Arabic language
components differentially predicted Arabic word reading accuracy and Arabic word reading …

… We predicted, as in other languages, that reading will involve various linguistic and … Also,
given the complexity of the orthographic system, we predicted a major role for orthography both …

… a model of Arabic word reading according to which three conspicuous features of the
Arabic … It also predicts that word processing in Arabic will be more strongly affected by the …

… predict reading comprehension and that they will explain more variance in beginning readers
than in more skilled readers. We also predicted that, due to the uniqueness of the Arabic …

… PA would predict reading in both versions, but its contribution would be stronger in the
unvowelized/deep than in the vowelized/transparent orthography. Moreover, we predicted that the …

This study aimed at examining the contribution of various linguistic components to reading
comprehension (RC) in the seventh and ninth grades and to compare this contribution …

… metalinguistic skills and word reading skills in Arabic. It compared Arabic-speaking children’s
… We also predicted that SpA PA and morphological awareness would consistently provide a …

… word patterns), we set out to investigate the dimensionality of Arabic MA and its role in reading
Arabic with native Arabic… MA predicted real-word reading accuracy in normal and dyslexic …