The Role of Word Decoding Speed and Accuracy on Reading Comprehension in a Highly Transparent and Morphologically Complex Orthography

Authors: Tevhide Kargin (ORCID 0000-0002-1243-8486), Birkan Güldenoglu (ORCID 0000-0002-9629-1505), Hilal Gengeç (ORCID 0000-0001-8723-6857), Resat Alatli (ORCID 0000-0001-7504-5746)

Source: Journal of Theoretical Educational Science. 2024 17(3):592-615.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 24

Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Reading Processes, Reading Rate, Accuracy, Reading Comprehension, Morphology (Languages), Orthographic Symbols, Reading Fluency, Mediation Theory, Turkish, Foreign Countries, Reaction Time, Elementary School Students

Geographic Terms: Turkey

Predictors of Word Writing in Spanish and Arabic among 6- and 7-Year-Old Children

Authors: Maria-José González-Valenzuela (ORCID 0000-0003-0387-0725), Dolores López-Montiel (ORCID 0000-0002-7801-0749), Fatma Chebaani, Marta Cobos-Cali (ORCID 0000-0001-7684-8671), Elisa Piedra-Martínez (ORCID 0000-0001-7924-8292), Isaías Martín-Ruiz (ORCID 0000-0002-4696-2374)

Source: European Journal of Psychology of Education. 2025 40(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 23

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Spanish, Arabic, Orthographic Symbols, Cognitive Processes, Grade 1, Grade 2, Middle Class, Phonological Awareness, Alphabets, Phonetic Transcription, Written Language, Writing Skills

Geographic Terms: Ecuador, Algeria

The Effect of Executive Function on Word Recognition: Comparison between Native Chinese and Learners with Chinese as a Second Language (CSL)

Authors: Cai Mingjia, Liao Xian (ORCID 0000-0002-4470-8436)

Source: Journal of Psycholinguistic Research. 2025 54(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 26

Descriptors: Executive Function, Word Recognition, Native Language, Second Language Learning, Chinese, Orthographic Symbols, Morphology (Languages), Elementary School Students, Cognitive Ability

Is Chinese Dyslexia Similar across Chinese Societies? Evidence from Hong Kong, Beijing, and Taipei

Authors: Zebedee Rui En Cheah, Catherine McBride, Xiangzhi Meng, Jun Ren Lee, Shuting Huo

Source: Reading Research Quarterly. 2025 60(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 12

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dyslexia, Cultural Differences, Chinese, Literacy, Teaching Methods, Ideography, Symbolic Language, Literacy Education, Students with Disabilities, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Orthographic Symbols

Geographic Terms: Hong Kong, China (Beijing), Taiwan (Taipei)

Diglossic and Orthographic Features of Reading Comprehension in Standard Arabic: The Primacy of the Spoken Language

Authors: Elinor Saiegh-Haddad (ORCID 0000-0002-4172-8351), Rachel Schiff (ORCID 0000-0003-0072-1249)

Source: Reading Research Quarterly. 2025 60(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 19

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Arabic, Reading Comprehension, Orthographic Symbols, Grade 3, Decoding (Reading), Morphemes, Phonemic Awareness, Vocabulary, Predictor Variables, Metalinguistics, Verbal Ability, Verbal Communication

Geographic Terms: Palestine

Cross-Language Morphological Analysis Improves Academic Word Learning for Multilingual Adolescents

Authors: Amy C. Crosson (ORCID 0000-0003-2833-0602), Michael J. Kieffer (ORCID 0000-0001-8000-7832), Margaret G. McKeown (ORCID 0000-0003-3814-0888), William Nagy

Source: Scientific Studies of Reading. 2025 29(1):55-84.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 30

Sponsoring Agency: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)

Descriptors: Reading Research, Contrastive Linguistics, Multilingualism, Vocabulary Development, Morphology (Languages), Bilingual Students, Middle School Students, Latin, Semantics, Orthographic Symbols, Reading Comprehension, Spanish, Native Language, Reading Instruction

IES Funded: Yes

The Role of Morphological Awareness and Orthographic Awareness in Reading Comprehension in Arabic: Do Reading Fluency and Working Memory Count?

Authors: Layes Smail (ORCID 0000-0002-1750-1421), Gharaibeh Mahmoud (ORCID 0000-0003-0671-3100), Djeribiai Adel

Source: Reading Psychology. 2025 46(1):1-42.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 42

Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Orthographic Symbols, Reading Comprehension, Arabic, Reading Fluency, Short Term Memory, Elementary School Students, Sentences, Reading Rate, Scores, Predictor Variables, Intelligence Tests, Nonverbal Ability, Reading Tests

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Raven Progressive Matrices

Learning Chinese as a Second Language: Implications of the Character-Word Dual Function Model

Authors: Lin Chen (ORCID 0000-0003-3225-9415), Charles Perfetti (ORCID 0000-0002-0211-8518)

Source: Language Teaching Research Quarterly. 2024 44:115-128.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 14

Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Written Language, Orthographic Symbols, Native Language, Cognitive Mapping, Phonics, Computational Linguistics, Instructional Effectiveness, Reading Processes, Vocabulary Development, Morphology (Languages), Introductory Courses, Undergraduate Students, Models

Inside the Teachers' Toolbox: How Experienced Primary School Teachers Are Equipped to Teach Vocabulary and Word Knowledge

Authors: Katharyn Cullen (ORCID 0000-0003-0134-9266), Louise Townsin (ORCID 0000-0002-2212-1626)

Source: Journal of Pedagogical Research. 2024 8(3):279-300.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 22

Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Literacy Education, Teaching Methods, Faculty Development, Metalinguistics, Mentors, Vocabulary Development, Phonology, Orthographic Symbols, Morphology (Languages), Etymology, English Instruction, Spelling, Writing Instruction, Reading Instruction, Foreign Countries

Geographic Terms: Australia

EFL Instructors' Views on the Use of Phonetic Symbols for Teaching Pronunciation

Authors: Dilek Durukan, Burcu Gokgoz-Kurt

Source: Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture. 2024 9(2):232-252.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 21

Descriptors: Phonetics, Orthographic Symbols, Pronunciation, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Higher Education, Teacher Attitudes, College Faculty, Foreign Countries

Geographic Terms: Turkey

Handwriting Skills and Their Role in Text Generation: A Longitudinal Study with Graphonomic Measures

Authors: Juan E. Jiménez (ORCID 0000-0002-7466-8340), Pablo Barrientos (ORCID 0000-0001-5984-7095)

Source: International Journal of Educational Methodology. 2024 10(1):903-921.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 19

Descriptors: Handwriting, Writing Skills, Writing Tests, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Writing (Composition), Orthographic Symbols, Age Differences, Alphabets, Psychomotor Skills

Geographic Terms: Spain

Expanding the Neighbourhood Watch: Orthographic Neighbours in isiXhosa Reading and Spelling

Authors: Paige S. Cox (ORCID 0000-0003-2520-0634), Tracy N. Bowles (ORCID 0000-0002-9897-3630)

Source: Reading & Writing: Journal of the Literacy Association of South Africa. 2024 15(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 12

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, African Languages, Native Language, Grade 3, Orthographic Symbols, Spelling, Spelling Instruction, Reading Instruction

Geographic Terms: South Africa

Reading Alphabetic and Nonalphabetic Writing Systems: A Case Study of Bilingual Teachers' Reading Processes through Eye Movement Miscue Analysis

Authors: Yang Wang (ORCID 0000-0003-2699-2397), Ismahan Arslan-Ari (ORCID 0000-0003-3497-7058), Ling Hao (ORCID 0000-0003-1947-6861), Kyungjin Hwang (ORCID 0000-0002-7664-8503)

Source: Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. 2024 68(3):223-233.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 11

Descriptors: Alphabets, Romanization, Written Language, Bilingualism, Reading Processes, Bilingual Teachers, Miscue Analysis, Second Language Learning, Native Language, English (Second Language), Language Usage, Mandarin Chinese, Korean, Orthographic Symbols, Oral Reading, Eye Movements, Contrastive Linguistics, Visual Aids, Language Variation

A Character-Word Dual Function Model of Reading Chinese: Evidence from Reading Chinese Compounds

Authors: Lin Chen (ORCID 0000-0003-3225-9415), Yi Xu (ORCID 0000-0002-3673-057X), Charles Perfetti (ORCID 0000-0002-0211-8518)

Source: Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 2024 37(9):2429-2455.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 27

Descriptors: Chinese, Vocabulary, Morphemes, Orthographic Symbols, Reading, Grammar, Word Frequency

Visual-Orthographic Skills Predict the Covariance of Chinese Word Reading and Arithmetic Calculation

Authors: Dora Jue Pan, Yingyi Liu, Mo Zheng, Connie Suk Han Ho, David J. Purpura, Catherine McBride, JingTong Ong

Source: Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 2024 37(9):2365-2388.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 24

Descriptors: Arithmetic, Mathematics Skills, Reading Processes, Reading Skills, Word Recognition, Skill Development, Foreign Countries, Orthographic Symbols, Elementary School Students, Nonverbal Ability, Socioeconomic Status, Short Term Memory, Attention Control, Duplication, Visual Perception, Psychomotor Skills, Prediction

Geographic Terms: China

Using AR-Assisted Approach in Chinese Character Acquisition for Adult CFL Learners

Authors: Yizhen Wang, Xiaolu Wang (ORCID 0000-0001-6187-3516)

Source: Education and Information Technologies. 2024 29(14):18023-18047.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 25

Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Adult Students, Orthographic Symbols, Computer Simulation, Teaching Methods, Visual Aids, Comparative Analysis, Memorization, Writing Skills, Semantics, Morphology (Languages), Phonology, Retention (Psychology)

Do Emojis Really Help Us to Communicate Better? Investigating Instructor Credibility, Students' Learning Motivation, and Performance

Authors: Joseph Kee-Ming Sia (ORCID 0000-0002-7829-2635), Ivy S. H. Hii, Ling Jong, Wai Wah Low

Source: Education and Information Technologies. 2024 29(14):17889-17913.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 25

Descriptors: Visual Aids, Orthographic Symbols, Communication Skills, Student Motivation, Credibility, Performance, Computer Mediated Communication, Higher Education, Teacher Student Relationship

Does the Processing Advantage of Formulaic Language Persist in Its Nonadjacent Forms? Evidence from Chinese Collocation Processing in Children

Authors: Shang Jiang (ORCID 0000-0003-3344-572X), Anna Siyanova-Chanturia

Source: First Language. 2024 44(5):533-558.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 26

Descriptors: Phrase Structure, Language Processing, Language Acquisition, Child Language, Language Usage, Grade 3, Grade 6, Elementary School Students, Orthographic Symbols, Reading Rate, Reading Research, Linguistic Theory, Comparative Analysis, Mandarin Chinese, Task Analysis, Computational Linguistics, Foreign Countries

Geographic Terms: China

The Agreement of Phonetic Transcriptions between Paediatric Speech and Language Therapists Transcribing a Disordered Speech Sample

Authors: Laura Jane Mallaband (ORCID 0000-0001-8691-0897)

Source: International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders. 2024 59(5):1981-1995.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 15

Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Phonetic Transcription, Speech Impairments, Students with Disabilities, Males, Vowels, Phonemes, Pronunciation, Orthographic Symbols, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Diagnostic Tests, Diagnostic Teaching

The Dynamic Relationship between Phonological Awareness, Morphological Awareness and Character Reading in Chinese Early Readers: A Three-Year Longitudinal Study

Authors: Lei Wang (ORCID 0000-0001-7024-3823), Duo Liu (ORCID 0000-0002-2352-2616), Jinjing Xiang, Dan Lin (ORCID 0000-0002-0540-3840)

Source: Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 2024 37(7):1681-1702.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 22

Descriptors: Phonological Awareness, Morphology (Languages), Kindergarten, Children, Longitudinal Studies, Chinese, Reading, Orthographic Symbols, Speech Skills, Skill Development, Literacy