Crosslinguistic Sharing of Morphological Awareness in Biliteracy Development

A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Correlation Coefficients

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ID14331900
AuthorsSihui Ke (0000-0003-2665-0637, University of Kentucky), Ryan T Miller (0000-0001-8556-1859, Kent State University), Dongbo Zhang (0000-0002-4175-2052, University of Exeter), Keiko Koda (0000-0002-5425-1169, Carnegie Mellon University)
Year2021
Volume71
Issue1
Pages8-54
Publication date2021-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLanguage Learning (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0023-8333 • E-ISSN: 1467-9922
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/lang.12429
LanguageEN
Citations received26
References cited72

This study examined the crosslinguistic sharing of morphological awareness (MA) in biliteracy development. The analysis included 34 correlational studies with 41 independent samples ( N = 4,104). Correlational coefficients were meta‐analyzed, yielding four main findings: (a) the correlation between first language (L1) and second language (L2) MA was small ( r = .30); (b) the interlingual correlations between L1 MA and L2 word decoding and between L1 MA and L2 reading comprehension were both small ( r = .35, .39, respectively); (c) the intralingual correlations between L2 MA and L2 word decoding and between L2 MA and L2 reading comprehension were both moderate ( r = .46, .52, respectively); and (d) MA measurement type and age were significant moderators. Our review suggests that there is a need for future research to align the definition and measurement of MA

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