2025
Improving the Measures of Phonological Ability in the Russian Language: IRT and CART Modeling Application
Markov I, Kharitonova K, Grigorenko E. Improving the Measures of Phonological Ability in the Russian Language: IRT and CART Modeling Application. Reading Research Quarterly 2025, 60 DOI: 10.1002/rrq.604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLevels of phonological abilityPhonological abilitiesMeasures of phonological abilityRepetitive testingPhonological working memoryDevelopment of literacyItem analysisLanguage-universalLanguage acquisitionRussian languageItem response theory modeling frameworkTransparent languagePseudoword repetitionPhonological awarenessLinguistic metricsLanguageSample of childrenTest development strategiesPseudowordsWorking memoryEffect of gradeItem subsetsTest adaptationItem selectionItems
2024
"Speech Is Golden": The Importance of Colloquial Arabic for Reading Standard Arabic for Beginning Readers.
Rakhlin N, Li N, Aljughaiman A, Grigorenko E. "Speech Is Golden": The Importance of Colloquial Arabic for Reading Standard Arabic for Beginning Readers. Journal Of Speech Language And Hearing Research 2024, 1-27. PMID: 38889224, DOI: 10.1044/2024_jslhr-23-00522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpoken languageColloquial ArabicReading comprehensionPhonological awarenessWord decodingStandard ArabicLanguage skillsTests of phonological awarenessNarrative language skillsArabic-speaking childrenAcquisition of literacyLanguage varietiesArabic diglossiaLinguistic gapSpeaking assessmentHome languageLanguage interventionWritten languagePragmatic knowledgeLanguage indicatorsLinguistic distanceLiteracy acquisitionBeginning readersSerial mediation modelSentence comprehension