Language, reading, and reading-related tasks were administered to 148 children from lower primary （Standard 1, 2, and 3） in Kenyan schools. The aim was to investigate the literacy developmental trends across the yea...Language, reading, and reading-related tasks were administered to 148 children from lower primary （Standard 1, 2, and 3） in Kenyan schools. The aim was to investigate the literacy developmental trends across the years and establish which of the two variables, word identification skills or target language oral proficiency influenced reading comprehension performance. The results indicated that word identification skills independently influenced reading comprehension performance in both standard 2 and standard 3 classes, but target language oral skills did not. Further, the analysis of invented spelling task performance revealed evidence of transfer of alphabetic coding skills of first language to English orthography. The spelling errors reflected letter-sound patterns not found in English orthography. Analysis of the miscues in the spelling task revealed that children rely on first language phonological processes to spell target language unfamiliar words as long the languages have a common alphabetic system.展开更多
Due to the expanding variety of modes of communication and tools for meaning-making, multimodal representation and multiple forms of text have been a common occurrence. It is essential for today＇s reader/viewer to fo...Due to the expanding variety of modes of communication and tools for meaning-making, multimodal representation and multiple forms of text have been a common occurrence. It is essential for today＇s reader/viewer to foster the capacity to critically deconstruct and reconstruct multimodal texts. And it is a must to expand traditional conceptions of literacy to multiliteracies. This paper, from the perspective of both theories and practices, explores and analyzes visual literacy, media literacy, digital literacy, critical literacy, and postmodern literacy in college English pedagogy, so as to fully develop the learners＇ multiliteracies展开更多
文摘Language, reading, and reading-related tasks were administered to 148 children from lower primary （Standard 1, 2, and 3） in Kenyan schools. The aim was to investigate the literacy developmental trends across the years and establish which of the two variables, word identification skills or target language oral proficiency influenced reading comprehension performance. The results indicated that word identification skills independently influenced reading comprehension performance in both standard 2 and standard 3 classes, but target language oral skills did not. Further, the analysis of invented spelling task performance revealed evidence of transfer of alphabetic coding skills of first language to English orthography. The spelling errors reflected letter-sound patterns not found in English orthography. Analysis of the miscues in the spelling task revealed that children rely on first language phonological processes to spell target language unfamiliar words as long the languages have a common alphabetic system.
文摘Due to the expanding variety of modes of communication and tools for meaning-making, multimodal representation and multiple forms of text have been a common occurrence. It is essential for today＇s reader/viewer to foster the capacity to critically deconstruct and reconstruct multimodal texts. And it is a must to expand traditional conceptions of literacy to multiliteracies. This paper, from the perspective of both theories and practices, explores and analyzes visual literacy, media literacy, digital literacy, critical literacy, and postmodern literacy in college English pedagogy, so as to fully develop the learners＇ multiliteracies
