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http://dx.doi.org/10.5723/csac.2016.6.2.073

Understanding the Mapping Principle of One Syllable One Character as a Predictor of Word Reading Development in Chinese  

Lin, Dan (The Education University of Hong Kong)
Shiu, Ling-Po (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Liu, Yingyi (The Education University of Hong Kong)
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Child Studies in Asia-Pacific Contexts / v.6, no.2, 2016 , pp. 73-85 More about this Journal
Abstract
Speech-print mapping awareness is defined as the awareness of the principles underpinning how speech sound is matched to print symbols. Chinese is unique in that it follows the one syllable one character mapping principle. The present study examined the predictive power of speech-print mapping awareness in young children's word reading. Seventy-four Hong Kong children from the first and second kindergarten years were tested with phonological awareness, visual skills, syllable-level mapping awareness, and Chinese reading ability at Time 1. Chinese reading abilities were tested again 1 year later. It was found that syllable-level mapping awareness predicted Chinese word reading abilities 12 months later. Further, it seemed that the link of syllable mapping to Chinese reading is particularly significant for beginning readers. The findings suggest that understanding the language-specific speech-print mapping principle is critical for reading acquisition at the early stage of reading development.
Keywords
speech-print mapping awareness; phonological awareness; visual skills; Chinese reading;
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