Persian Phonological Awareness Tests: A Comparative Analysis

Objectives: Phonological awareness is an extensive skill for detecting, manipulating, or analyzing the components of oral language, apart from their referents. The phonological awareness consists of different levels from the simplest to the most difficult level. We considered two Persian phonologica...

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Published in:Iranian rehabilitation journal 2018-09, Vol.16 (3), p.255-264
Main Authors: Ahadi, Hourieh, Mokhlessin, Maryam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Auditory
Persian
Phonological awareness test
Preschool
Visual
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Summary:Objectives: Phonological awareness is an extensive skill for detecting, manipulating, or analyzing the components of oral language, apart from their referents. The phonological awareness consists of different levels from the simplest to the most difficult level. We considered two Persian phonological awareness tests (visual and auditory) with different subtests. This research aimed to investigate the relationship between the total score, subtests scores, and their differences. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 40 normal children of kindergartens in Tehran, Iran. Based on experimental research designs and cluster sampling method, the samples were selected from four preschool centers, in Tehran. We implemented the auditory and visual phonological awareness tests. The obtained data were analyzed by Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, the Pearson Correlation Coefficient, the Independent t test and the Paired t test in SPSS. Results: In spite of significant differences in the total scores (P
ISSN:1735-3602
1735-3610
DOI:10.32598/irj.16.3.255