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The Role of Language in Reading 2025
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Which of the following reading skills is most likely to transfer across languages?
Phonological awareness
Vocabulary
Spelling conventions
Syntax
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Why is morphology especially important in learning to read Arabic?
Morphology doesn’t matter in Arabic
Each letter has only one fixed shape
Arabic uses a root-pattern system to build meaning
All Arabic words are short and simple
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Why might syntax be especially difficult for L2 readers?
They ignore punctuation
Syntax is not important in reading
Sentence structures may be unfamiliar or more complex
They haven’t learned spelling
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What does “orthographic depth” refer to?
The size of printed letters
The number of words in a language
The consistency of sound-letter relationships
How deeply children understand grammar
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What is one reason vowelled Arabic texts support struggling readers?
They are easier to write
They are less traditional
They make pronunciation more predictable
They are only used in picture books
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Why might a bilingual child read well in one language but not another?
They only like one language
They are too young to read both
Differences in exposure and writing systems
Dyslexia only affects one language
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What does the Lexical Quality Hypothesis suggest?
Fluent reading comes from strong links between spelling, sound, and meaning
Reading is easier in transparent languages
Reading depends only on memory
Syntax is the main reason for dyslexia
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Vocabulary knowledge built in one language will usually transfer directly to reading comprehension in another language.
False
True
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Why is it important to assess multilingual learners in each of their languages?
Because they always learn one language first
Because strengths and weaknesses can look different depending on exposure
To make sure they read fast in both
So they don’t forget their first language
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In bilingual readers, what is “negative transfer”?
Applying reading rules from one language to another inappropriately
Losing interest in one of the languages
Forgetting how to read in both languages
Replacing vocabulary with gestures
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In transparent writing systems like Spanish, dyslexia usually looks like…
Reading only in uppercase letters
Slow but accurate reading
Difficulty recognizing letter shapes
Fast reading with many errors
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Dyslexia can look different depending on the orthographic depth of the language the child is reading in.
True
False
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In Arabic, what makes decoding especially challenging for dyslexic readers?
Short vowels are often not written
Characters change every year
Letters are not connected
Lack of word boundaries
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What is one instructional recommendation for dyslexic readers learning Arabic?
Provide explicit instruction in morphology and visual discrimination
Teach them only in their home language
Focus only on memorizing words
Avoid using vowelled text
15
Which writing system is typically described as logographic or morphosyllabic?
English
Arabic
French
Chinese
