RT Journal Article
T1 Predictors of Word and Pseudoword Reading in Languages with Different Orthographic Consistency
A1 González-Valenzuela, María José
A1 López-Montiel, Dolores
A1 Chebaani, Fatma
A1 Cobos-Cali, Marta
A1 Piedra-Martínez, Elisa
A1 Martín-Ruiz, Isaías
K1 Lectura -- Comprensión
AB This study analyzes the impact of certain cognitive processes on word and pseudoword reading in languages with different orthographic consistency (Spanish and Arabic) in the first year of Primary Education. The study was conducted with a group of 113 pupils from Algeria and another group of 128 pupils from Ecuador, from a middle-class background and without any special education needs. The participants were assessed in terms of their reading ability of words and pseudowords, knowledge of letters, phonological awareness, rapid automatized naming, and phonological memory. Using a correlational design, descriptive-exploratory, bivariate, and hierarchical multivariate regressions were applied to the different measures of reading in each language. The findings show that knowledge of letters, phonological awareness, rapid automatized naming, and phonological memory contribute differently to the explanation of reading ability in each group at the start of compulsory schooling. These results have important implications for the teaching of reading skills and the prevention of specific learning disabilities, as well as the theory of reading acquisition.
PB Springer
YR 2022
FD 2022-07-04
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/24702
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/24702
LA eng
NO González-Valenzuela, MJ., López-Montiel, D., Chebaani, F. et al. Predictors of Word and Pseudoword Reading in Languages with Different Orthographic Consistency. J Psycholinguist Res (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10936-022-09893-5
NO Open Access funding provided thanks to the CRUE-CSIC agreement with Springer Nature. Funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málaga / CBUA. This study is part of an International Cooperation Project funded by the University of Málaga.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 19 ene 2026