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10th Symposium of the International Clinical Phonetices and Linguistics Association

Phonological/phonemic awareness and reading: A crosslinguistic perspective

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Pages 145-152 | Received 06 Jul 2004, Accepted 10 Jan 2005, Published online: 19 Jan 2010
 

Abstract

Phonological/phonemic awareness (PA1) concerns “the translation of print into some equivalent of speech” or “the acquisition of letter-sound relations”. It is considered by many to be causally linked to reading ability and believed by some to form a critical foundation for reading instruction. We provide cross-linguistic evidence to argue against such a strong position. Specifically, we argue that (a) PA is not causally linked to reading ability in Chinese, (b) PA is not related to reading Chinese characters, (c) PA is not universal, and (d) PA training is not an effective way to teaching reading.

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