The Role of Arabic Orthographic Literacy in the Phonological Awareness of Tunisian Children

Mohamed AMOR, Mohamed RIDHA BEN MAAD

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International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications 2013, Vol. 4(2) 15-23

The Role of Arabic Orthographic Literacy in the Phonological Awareness of Tunisian Children

Mohamed AMOR, Mohamed RIDHA BEN MAAD

pp. 15 - 23

Publish Date: April 30, 2013 | Single/Total View: 0/0 | Single/Total Download: 0/0

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Abstract

This article investigated the effect of Arabic orthography on the phonological awareness acquisition. A sample of Tunisian primary school and preliterate were asked to manipulate syllables and phonemes through segmentation, counting and deletion tasks. Results showed that manipulation of syllables is far easier than that of phonemes. Also, the deletion of phonemes was an easier task than phoneme segmentation and counting, in contrast to findings attendant to alphabetically written languages such as English and Hebrew. Data were interpreted by the nature of Arabic orthography and diglossia.

Keywords: Early childhood, Phonological awareness, Reading literacy, Arabic orthography, Diglossia

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APA 7th edition
AMOR, M., & MAAD, M.R.B. (2013). The Role of Arabic Orthographic Literacy in the Phonological Awareness of Tunisian Children. International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications, 4(2), 15-23.

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AMOR, M. and MAAD, M. (2013). The Role of Arabic Orthographic Literacy in the Phonological Awareness of Tunisian Children. International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications, 4(2), pp. 15-23.

Chicago 16th edition
AMOR, Mohamed and Mohamed RIDHA BEN MAAD (2013). "The Role of Arabic Orthographic Literacy in the Phonological Awareness of Tunisian Children". International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications 4 (2):15-23.

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