Development and Standardization of a Phonological Processing Test in Arabic

Autor/inn/en	Mahfoudhi, Abdessattar; Everatt, John; Elbeheri, Gad; Roshdy, Mohamed
Titel	Development and Standardization of a Phonological Processing Test in Arabic
Quelle	In: Arab Journal of Applied Linguistics, 5 (2020) 1, S.1-24 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2490-4198
Schlagwörter	Test Construction; Semitic Languages; Phonology; Language Processing; Written Language; Reading Processes; Phonological Awareness; Test Reliability; Elementary School Students; Middle School Students; Teaching Methods; Memory; Naming; Reading Rate; Reading Tests; Foreign Countries; Kuwait + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Testaufbau; Arabisch; Hebräisch; Fonologie; Sprachverarbeitung; Geschriebene Sprache; Leseprozess; Testreliabilität; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Gedächtnis; Reading readiness; Reading speed; Lesegeschwindigkeit; Lesetest; Ausland
Abstract	The present study reports on the development and standardization of a test of phonological processing in Arabic, a language that has been less researched in terms of reading processes potentially due to the limited number of standardized tools. The test includes measures of phonological awareness, phonological memory and rapid naming, and a measure of non-word reading to link with (phonological) decoding skills in reading. Primary and middle school versions of the test showed good levels of reliability and variability in children's performance within and across grades, suggesting that the test can reliably differentiate children with differing levels of phonological skills across the target population.Findings are discussed in relation to Arabic language and literacy, theories of phonological processing and issues related to the teaching of the Arabic orthography. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Faculty of Human and Social Sciences of Tunis, Tunisia. 94 BD du 9 Avril Tunis 1007, Tunisia. Tel: 216-71564797; Fax: 216-567551; Web site: http://www.arjals.com/ojs/index.php/Arjals2016
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/1/01