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An assessment of reading in first language (L1) and second language (L2) learners who experience barriers to learning

Year: 2008

Type: dissertation

Abstract: Not many studies exist in the literature on reading in South Africa which examine \nthe differences between the reading performance of first (L1) and second (L2) \nlanguage English speaking learners, particularly those who experience barriers to \nlearning. Using archival material from the Education Clinic of the University of \nthe Witwatersrand, this study compared the results on the Stanford Diagnostic \nReading Test (Brown Level) for a group of 43 high school L1 (20) and L2 (23) \nlearners identified as experiencing barriers to learning. In line with international \nresearch on reading difficulties skills (Ben-Zeev, 1984; Baker, 1988; Drucker, \n2003; Cummins, 1989,1991; Miller, 1984; Droop and Verhoeven, 1998), it was \nfound that the L2 students performed significantly below the level of their L1 \ncounterparts in Auditory Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension. The results \non the Phonetic Analysis were found to be similar for both groups.

Source: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Institutional Repository on DSpace (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg)

Author: Heidi Lisa Ireland Lathy

Language: English

Topic: Reading and Literacy Development

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2276888985

Cites: 32

Cited by: 3

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