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Reading, Syntactic, Orthographic, and Working Memory Skills of Bilingual Arabic-English Speaking Canadian Children

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ID5899000
AuthorsSalim Abu Rabia (0000-0003-1035-5641, Carmel (Israel), corresponding author), Salim Abu-Rabia, Linda S Siegel (0000-0001-7500-5189, University of British Columbia)
Year2002
Volume31
Issue6
Pages661-678
Publication date2002-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Psycholinguistic Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-6905 • E-ISSN: 1573-6555
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1023/a:1021221206119
PMID12599919
OpenAlexW1527227474
LanguageEN
Citations received48
References cited27

Arabic · Cognition · First language · Linguistics · Neuroscience of multilingualism · Orthography · Phonological awareness · Psycholinguistics · Reading (process) · Semitic languages · Spelling · Computer Science · Hearing Impairment and Communication · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development · Writing and Handwriting Education

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Unique citing works48
Citations per year1,92
Citation span2001 - 2026 (26)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 44

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