• IQRA Pilot

    Author(s):
    Thomas DeVere Wolsey (see profile)
    Date:
    2023
    Subject(s):
    Literacy programs, Reading (Elementary), Arabic language
    Item Type:
    Other
    Tag(s):
    diglossia, Modern Standard Arabic, A'ameya, colloquial Arabic, RCT, Randomized Control Trial, Egypt
    Permanent URL:
    https://doi.org/10.17613/s2xh-dn41
    Abstract:
    We will test and revise a newly developed reading and MSA oral grammar curriculum for young students in a small pilot study. The curriculum, called ”Iqra”, derived from the Arabic word for “reading”, was developed in 2017 by the Al Qasimi Foundation ofRas al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). It consists of two components: 1) a reading curriculum focused on phonics (Abadzi 2014) and lettername/sounds knowledge (Foulin 2005); and 2) an oral language curriculum focused on the features used in early-grade Arabictextbooks. The curriculum explicitly trains on verb conjugations and other features that differ from the vernaculars (Abadzi,2018). Reading and language are influenced by different functional networks and may benefit from targeted practice. Documents relating to two phases of the project are posted here. The JPAL project was never executed due to design flaws in the curriculum and methods. Method: Pre and post test design (intervention group), questionnaire for students and parents.
    Notes:
    Project Team: Thomas D. Wolsey Todd Pugatch Ray Langsten Helen Abadzi Each team member is a co-owner of the copyright regarding portions to which they contributed.
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    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    4 months ago
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