Sarah Akkad
Biographic Data
| ID | 9522839 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah Akkad |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah |
| FAMILY NAME | Akkad |
| SIGNATURE | AKKAD S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto Toronto Ontario Canada |
| ORCID | 0009-0005-1430-9839 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Cross‐Linguistic Transfer of Phonological Awareness and Reading Skills in Russian–Uzbek Bilingual Children
Background Bilingualism and biliteracy impact the development of phonological awareness and reading. However, existing research is Indo‐European‐centric, limiting our understanding of reading development in diverse linguistic environments. Method Addressing this gap, this study examined the relation between phonological awareness and reading in monolingual and bilingual/biliterate children in Uzbekistan, where both Uzbek and Russian are widely sp…
Refugee Displacement and Migration Impact Cross‐Linguistic Transfer Between Arabic and English
The role of migration experiences on first language (L1) and second language (L2) literacy and cross‐linguistic transfer in refugee foreign language learners has recently received attention, but remains empirically underspecified. We investigated (1) migration‐related ecological predictors of L1 reading; (2) within‐ and across‐language predictors of reading; and (3) migration‐related ecological moderators of cross‐linguistic transfer from L1 phon…
No prominent works on this page.
Cross‐Linguistic Transfer of Phonological Awareness and Reading Skills in Russian–Uzbek Bilingual Children
Background Bilingualism and biliteracy impact the development of phonological awareness and reading. However, existing research is Indo‐European‐centric, limiting our understanding of reading development in diverse linguistic environments. Method Addressing this gap, this study examined the relation between phonological awareness and reading in monolingual and bilingual/biliterate children in Uzbekistan, where both Uzbek and Russian are widely sp…
Refugee Displacement and Migration Impact Cross‐Linguistic Transfer Between Arabic and English
The role of migration experiences on first language (L1) and second language (L2) literacy and cross‐linguistic transfer in refugee foreign language learners has recently received attention, but remains empirically underspecified. We investigated (1) migration‐related ecological predictors of L1 reading; (2) within‐ and across‐language predictors of reading; and (3) migration‐related ecological moderators of cross‐linguistic transfer from L1 phon…
Reading (process) (2 works) · Arabic (1 work) · Context (archaeology) (1 work) · Displacement (psychology) (1 work) · Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees (1 work) · Education, Innovation and Language Studies (1 work) · Educational Practices and Challenges (1 work) · Forced migration (1 work) · Linguistics (1 work) · Literacy (1 work)