TITLE:
How Does Rapid Automatized Naming (RAN) Correlate with Measures of Reading Fluency in Arabic
AUTHORS:
Raphiq Ibrahim
KEYWORDS:
Naming Speed, Reading, Fluency, Phonology, Arabic
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.6 No.3,
February
26,
2015
ABSTRACT: The main
goal of this study was to investigate the relationship between naming speed and
reading in Arabic language. For this purpose, Arabic-speaking children of third
and fifth grades were given a battery of tests including two measures of naming
speed and a test of pseudo-word reading and single word reading. Correlations
analyses were carried out to explore this relationship. The result of this
study revealed a significant relationship between naming speed measures and
fluency. This suggests that naming speed ability is a key component in reading
acquisition in Arabic and this was discussed with regard to the
cross-linguistic research literature as well as the specific features of Arabic
language.