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How to Speed up Arabic Literacy for Lower-Income Students?: Some Insights from Cognitive Neuroscience

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dc.contributor.authorAbadzi, Helen
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-01T19:10:42Z
dc.date.available2017-06-01T19:10:42Z
dc.date.issued2012-11-20
dc.description.abstractStudents in low-income countries often have trouble learning to read; 80-90 percent of second and third graders in some countries cannot even read a single word and may know few if any letters (RTI 2009, 2010, 2011a, 2011b). The reasons are linked to limited instructional time, textbooks or parental help, potentially poor nutrition, or complex teaching methods that originated in high-income countries. Despite relative affluence, the academic performance in the Arab world has been a problem, with countries scoring on international tests much lower than expected based on per capita income level. Similarly Early Grade Reading Assessments (EGRA) in various countries has shown lower reading speeds than one would expect. In Pakistan and Afghanistan, which use the Arabic script, the issues are similar. The interaction of the perceptual and linguistic complexities turns Arabic reading into a complex multistage exercise. A reader of the Arabic script must: (a) decipher the text, (b) predict the vowels and keep multiple alternative words in working memory to test and decide on meaning, and (c) make linguistic sense in the case of Arabic. This process means that readers need to identify words faster than in other scripts in order to make sense of the text, but in fact they identify them more slowly. Not surprisingly, some studies suggest that the Arabic script may be read more slowly than visually simpler scripts or linear scripts. Education for All implies that nearly all students must somehow learn fluent reading very quickly when they start school in order to then progress to higher level topics. This must be achievable in all the languages and scripts used in low-income countries. By focusing on these lower-level variables this is doable.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/475061468333311427/How-to-speed-up-Arabic-literacy-for-lower-income-students-some-insights-from-cognitive-neuroscience
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/26823
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/26823
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesGPE Working Paper Series on Learning;No. 9
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
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dc.subjectACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectACHIEVEMENT OF GIRLS
dc.subjectADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectADULT ILLITERACY
dc.subjectADULT LEARNERS
dc.subjectADULTS
dc.subjectBASIC LITERACY
dc.subjectBASIC READING
dc.subjectBILINGUAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectBILINGUALISM
dc.subjectCALL
dc.subjectCLASSROOM
dc.subjectCLASSROOM TEACHING
dc.subjectCOMPLEXITY
dc.subjectCOMPREHENSION
dc.subjectCURRICULA
dc.subjectCURRICULUM
dc.subjectCURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectDIAGNOSTIC TEST
dc.subjectDIALECTS
dc.subjectDISSERTATION
dc.subjectDISSERTATIONS
dc.subjectDRAWING
dc.subjectDROP-OUTS
dc.subjectEARLY GRADES
dc.subjectEARLY LITERACY
dc.subjectEARLY READING
dc.subjectEDUCATION FOR ALL
dc.subjectEDUCATION REFORM
dc.subjectEDUCATION SECTOR
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL QUALITY
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectEDUCATORS
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE TEACHERS
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE TEACHING
dc.subjectENROLLMENT
dc.subjectEXAMS
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectGRAMMAR
dc.subjectHIGHER GRADES
dc.subjectHOMEWORK
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectILLITERACY
dc.subjectILLITERATE ADULTS
dc.subjectINSTRUCTION
dc.subjectINSTRUCTION METHODS
dc.subjectINSTRUCTIONAL METHODS
dc.subjectINSTRUCTIONAL TIME
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectLANGUAGE ARTS
dc.subjectLANGUAGE INSTRUCTION
dc.subjectLANGUAGES
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLEARNING CURVES
dc.subjectLEARNING DISABILITIES
dc.subjectLEARNING OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLECTURES
dc.subjectLESSON PLANS
dc.subjectLISTENING
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectLITERACY SKILLS
dc.subjectLITERATE PEOPLE
dc.subjectLITERATURE
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME STUDENTS
dc.subjectMEANING
dc.subjectMORPHOLOGY
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOLDER CHILDREN
dc.subjectPEDAGOGY
dc.subjectPHONOLOGY
dc.subjectPOOR READERS
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION PROJECT
dc.subjectPSYCHOLINGUISTICS
dc.subjectREADING
dc.subjectREADING ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectREADING ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectREADING COMPREHENSION
dc.subjectREADING INSTRUCTION
dc.subjectREDUNDANCY
dc.subjectREPETITION
dc.subjectRESEARCHERS
dc.subjectSCHOOL BOOKS
dc.subjectSCHOOL DIRECTORS
dc.subjectSCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectSCHOOL PRINCIPALS
dc.subjectSCHOOL REHABILITATION
dc.subjectSCHOOL YEAR
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectSPEAKING
dc.subjectSPECIAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectSTUDENT TEACHERS
dc.subjectTEACHER
dc.subjectTEACHER TRAINING
dc.subjectTEACHING
dc.subjectTEACHING METHODS
dc.subjectTEACHING OF READING
dc.subjectTEST SCORES
dc.subjectTEXTBOOK
dc.subjectTEXTBOOK DESIGN
dc.subjectTRAINEES
dc.subjectUNIVERSITIES
dc.subjectVOCABULARY
dc.subjectWHOLE LANGUAGE APPROACH
dc.subjectWRITING SYSTEMS
dc.titleHow to Speed up Arabic Literacy for Lower-Income Students?en
dc.title.subtitleSome Insights from Cognitive Neuroscienceen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleHow to Speed up Arabic Literacy for Lower-Income Students?
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okr.topicEducation::Curriculum & Instruction
okr.topicEducation::Education For All
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.topicEducation::Tertiary Education
okr.topicEducation::Teaching and Learning
okr.topicEducation::Educational Sciences
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