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dc.contributor.author | Agius, Rachael | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-21T16:27:38Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-01-21T16:27:38Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Xuereb, R. (2009). Literacy skills in Maltese–English bilingual children. Journal of Research in Reading, 32(3), 327-348. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/87450 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This research considers aspects of literacy in Maltese–English bilingual children. The study examined the reading and phonological awareness skills in English and Maltese of children whose home language is Maltese and second language English. A sample of 50 typically developing Maltese pupils aged 8 years 0 months to 10 years 5 months was selected. Since commencing school at the age of 5 years, the children have been learning to read in Maltese and also in English. For the purpose of this study, Maltese reading and reading-related tests were constructed to parallel the UK and US standardised assessments. The novel tests and the standardised tests were administered to all the children. Results showed that Maltese children read better in their first language (Maltese) than in English, the language of instruction. Findings also showed that phonological awareness measures correlated across first and second languages. The results are discussed in terms of L1 and L2 transfer, whereby the transparency of Maltese orthography and English phonological processing skills facilitate performance on phonological tasks in both Maltese and English. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Wiley Online Library | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Literacy -- Malta -- Case studies | en_GB |
dc.subject | Children -- Language -- Malta -- Case studies | en_GB |
dc.subject | Language disorders in children -- Malta -- Case studies | en_GB |
dc.subject | Reading -- Ability testing | en_GB |
dc.subject | Education, Bilingual -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.title | Literacy skills in Maltese–English bilingual children | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2009.01397.x | - |
dc.publication.title | Journal of Research in Reading | en_GB |
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