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Handbook of Arabic Literacy Insights and Perspectives
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Handbook of Arabic Literacy [electronic resource] : Insights and Perspectives / edited by Elinor Saiegh-Haddad, R. Malatesha Joshi.
ISBN
9789401785457
Publication
Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Physical Description
XXIII, 422 p. 134 illus : online resource.
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Summary
This book provides a synopsis of recently published empirical research into the acquisition of reading and writing in Arabic. Its particular focus is on the interplay between the linguistic and orthographic structure of Arabic and the development of reading and writing/spelling. In addition, the book addresses the socio-cultural, political, and educational milieu in which Arabic literacy is embedded. It enables readers to appreciate both the implications of empirical research to literacy enhancement, and the challenges and limitations to the applicability of such insights in the Arabic language and literacy context. The book will advance the understanding of the full context of literacy acquisition in Arabic with the very many factors (religious, historical, linguistic, etc.) that interact, and will, hence, contribute to weakening the anglocentricity that dominates discussions of this topic.
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Language
English
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May 07, 2014
Series
Literacy Studies, Perspectives from Cognitive Neurosciences, Linguistics, Psychology and Education, 9
Contents
Preface
Foreword
Introduction
PART ONE: THE ARABIC LANGUAGE. Chapter 1: The Structure of Arabic Language and Orthography
PART TWO: ARABIC LEXICAL REPRESENTATION AND PROCESSING. Chapter 2: Is the Arabic Mental Lexicon Morpheme-based or Stem-based? Implications for Spoken and Written Word Recognition
Chapter 3: Word Recognition in Arabic: Approaching a Language-Specific Reading Model
Chapter 4: Why is it Hard to Read Arabic?
PART THREE: ARABIC READING AND SPELLING DEVELOPMENT AND DISORDERS. Chapter 5: An Epidemiological Survey of Specific Reading and Spelling Disorders in Arabic Speaking Children in Egypt
Chapter 6: Types of Developmental Dyslexia in Arabic
Chapter 7: Narrative Development in Arabic: Story Re-telling
Chapter 8: Cognitive Predictors of Early Reading Ability in Arabic: A Longitudinal Study from Kindergarten to Grade 2
PART FOUR: ARABIC DIGLOSSIA, LANGUAGE AND LITERACY. Chapter 9: The Effect of Diglossia on Literacy in Arabic and Other Languages
Chapter 10: Acquiring Literacy in a Diglossic Context: Problems and Prospects
Chapter 11: A New Look at Diglossia: Modality-Driven Distinctions between Spoken and Written Narratives in Jordanian Arabic
Chapter 12: Literacy Acquisition and Diglossia: Textbooks in Israeli Arabic-speaking Schools
Chapter 13: Diglossic Knowledge Development in Typically Developing Native Arabic-speaking Children and the Development of ADAT (Arabic Diglossic Knowledge and Awareness Test)
PART FIVE: ARABIC EMERGENT LITERACY: SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS. Chapter 14: The Development of Young Children’s Arabic Language and Literacy in the United Arab Emirates
Chapter 15: Mother-Child Literacy Activities and Early Literacy in the Israeli Arab Family
PART SIX: ARABIC LITERACY DEVELOPMENT IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS. Chapter 16: Environmental Contributions to Language and Literacy Outcomes in Bilingual English-Arabic Children in the U.S.A.
Chapter 17: The Development of Grapho-phonemic Representations among Native Hebrew Speakers Learning Arabic as a Foreign Language
Chapter 18: Braille Reading in Blind and Sighted Individuals: Educational Considerations and Experimental Evidence
Subject Index
Author Index.
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