The authors report a systematic meta-analytic review of the relationships among 3 of the
most widely studied measures of children's phonological skills (phonemic awareness, rime …

This critical volume, provides an in-depth analysis of second language reading's multiple
dimensions. The paperback edition describes the complexity of reading and explains how …

This article presents a series of manuscripts that discusses the development of second
language reading. The article discusses language-specific constraints on reading …

Current Arabic reading instruction places strong emphasis on orthographic skills and little
emphasis on phonological and morphological skills. Yet, the role of each skill in reading …

This study investigated word identification inArabic and basic cognitive processes inreading-
disabled (RD) and normal readers of thesame chronological age, and in younger …

This study investigated the effect of vowels and context on readingaccuracy of skilled adult
native Arabic speakers in Arabic and inHebrew, their second language. Their reading …

During the past decade, unprecedented numbers of children and youth have undergone
schooling in languages other than their native language. Although these numbers are …

The ultimate goal of reading is to construct text meanings based on the linguistic information
encoded in print. Word recognition entails an assortment of operations, including analyzing …

This study examined the influence of first language (L1) orthographic experiences on
decoding and semantic information retention of new words in a second language (L2) …

Children's literacy development forms the foundation for lifelong learning. Acquisition of
reading and writing skills involves crucial aspects of both cognitive and psychosocial …