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- Title
The core components of reading instruction in Chinese.
- Authors
Ho, Connie; Wong, Yau-Kai; Yeung, Pui-Sze; Chan, David; Chung, Kevin; Lo, Sau-Ching; Luan, Hui
- Abstract
The present study aimed at identifying core components of reading instruction in Chinese within the framework of the tiered intervention model. A curriculum with four teaching components of cognitive-linguistic skills was implemented in a Program school for 3 years since Grade 1. The findings showed that the Tier 1 intervention was effective in enhancing the literacy and cognitive-linguistic skills of children in the Program school. The positive effects were maintained at the end of Grade 2. Progress in both word-level and text-level cognitive-linguistic skills predicted significantly progress in reading comprehension. Based on the present findings, the four core reading components in Chinese were proposed-oral language, morphological awareness, orthographic skills, and syntactic skills. Comparing the Big Five in English and the four core components in Chinese reflects different cognitive demands for reading diverse orthographies.
- Subjects
CHINESE language education; COGNITIVE grammar; LITERACY research; READING comprehension; ORTHOGRAPHY &; spelling; MORPHOLOGY (Grammar); AIMS &; objectives of elementary education
- Publication
Reading & Writing, 2012, Vol 25, Issue 4, p857
- ISSN
0922-4777
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1007/s11145-011-9303-1