The Mediating Role of Text Reading Fluency in Reading Comprehension in English and Kiswahili: Evidence from Multilingual Contexts in Kenya

Autor/inn/en	Wawire, Brenda Aromu; Liang, Xinya; Piper, Benjamin
Titel	The Mediating Role of Text Reading Fluency in Reading Comprehension in English and Kiswahili: Evidence from Multilingual Contexts in Kenya
Quelle	In: Reading & Writing Quarterly, 39 (2023) 3, S.173-191 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Wawire, Brenda Aromu) ORCID (Liang, Xinya) ORCID (Piper, Benjamin)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1057-3569
DOI	10.1080/10573569.2022.2078754
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; African Languages; English; Reading Fluency; Reading Comprehension; Reading Skills; Decoding (Reading); Grade 1; Grade 2; Elementary School Students; English Language Learners; Language Usage; Second Language Learning; Language of Instruction; Kenya + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Africa; Language; Languages; Afrika; Sprachen; Afrikanische Sprache; English language; Englisch; Leseverstehen; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Dekodierung; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; Sprachgebrauch; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Kenia
Abstract	The present study examined the mediating role of text reading fluency in reading comprehension in English and Kiswahili utilizing longitudinal data from 628 first- and second-grade children from multilingual contexts in Kenya. We employed path analysis to explore the mediating role of text reading fluency on decoding and reading comprehension in English and Kiswahili. The results demonstrated that decoding and text reading fluency bridges the gap between word recognition skills and reading comprehension in English and Kiswahili. Over time, as children improve their reading skills, the direct influence of decoding on reading comprehension diminishes; hence, text reading fluency explains the unique variance in reading comprehension. The present findings highlight the importance of text reading fluency in the developmental phases of reading comprehension among multilingual children learning to read across multiple languages. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01