Abstract
AbstractPhonological and morphological awareness and its correlation with reading punctuated and non-punctuated words in Arabic as a first language were examined, as well as its transfer to Hebrew as a second language. Research participants were 30 fourth grade pupils. Phonological awareness was examined by phonological decoding of actual and meaningless words. Morphological awareness was examined by morphological production and distinguishing morphological relationships. Participants read punctuated, non-punctuated, and meaningless words. Findings supported hypotheses: phonological awareness and reading words in Arabic positively correlated with phonological awareness and reading words in Hebrew and morphological awareness in both languages correlated with accuracy and speed of reading punctuated and non-punctuated words in Hebrew. Research findings have practical implications for the reading curriculum in both languages.
Highlights
This article describes research that examined the phonological and morphological awareness and how it is correlated with the ability to read punctuated and non-punctuated words in Arabic as first language and Hebrew as second language
Within the scope of the current research, we examined the correlation between phonological awareness and reading punctuated and non-punctuated words in the Arabic language and between phonological awareness and the reading of punctuated and non-punctuated words in the Hebrew
We found that the higher the phonological awareness in reading punctuated and non-punctuated words in Arabic the quicker and more accurate the reading of punctuated and non-punctuated words in Hebrew
Summary
This article describes research that examined the phonological and morphological awareness and how it is correlated with the ability to read punctuated and non-punctuated words in Arabic as first language and Hebrew as second language. Phonological awareness is a meta-linguistic skill that is associated with the ability to read. Dr Saied Bishara, finished his doctorate at Bar Ilan University specializing in learning disabilities and special education. He works in several colleges: Beit Berl College, Alqasemi College and the Open University in Israel. He is currently the Head of the Special Education Department at Beit Berl College He has publish studies concerning literacy and math ability of students with learning disabilities
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