Hebrew

Arabic

English

Language

After

Before

After

Before

After

Before

Skill

Mean (S. D)

Mean (S. D)

Mean (S. D)

Mean (S. D)

Mean (S. D)

Mean (S. D)

21.07 (3.42)

20.97 (3.36)

22.37 (3.80)

22.10 (3.54)

25.17 (3.69)

18.13 (3.53)

Orthographic knowledge

F(1,58) = 0.01

F(1,58) = 0.08

F(1,58) = 56.96***

21.60 (3.47)

16.10 (3.36)

23.00 (3.81)

16.80 (3.28)

24.07 (3.53)

15.20 (3.68)

Phonological awareness

F(1,58) = 38.94***

F(1,58) = 45.15***

F(1,58) = 90.63***

17.63 (4.01)

14.23 (3.19)

18.97 (4.71)

14.77 (3.75)

19.27 (3.74)

13.73 (3.25)

Morphological awareness-1

F(1,58) = 13.19**

F(1,58) = 14.61***

F(1,58) = 37.43***

21.63 (3.05)

18.00 (3.07)

24.27 (3.00)

19.17 (3.03)

22.07 (4.08)

15.27 (3.24)

Morphological awareness-2

F(1,58) = 21.15***

F(1,58) = 42.86***

F(1,58) = 51.20***

23.83 (2.78)

18.97 (2.81)

24.67 (3.25)

19.53 (3.36)

26.30 (3.44)

18.63 (3.47)

Morphological awareness-3

F(1,58) = 45.47***

F(1,58) = 36.15***

F(1,58) = 73.98***

21.53 (2.78)

18.33 (3.08)

23.97 (2.74)

19.50 (3.20)

20.67 (3.21)

14.93 (3.05)

Syntactic awareness-1

F(1,58) = 17.88***

F(1,58) = 33.74***

F(1,58) = 50.30***

23.10 (3.98)

19.83 (3.77)

25.57 (3.00)

21.37 (3.90)

24.73 (4.14)

18.03 (3.44)

Syntactic awareness-2

F(1,58) = 10.66**

F(1,58) = 21.85***

F(1,58) = 46.56***

20.37 (4.82)

17.00 (4.32)

23.13 (5.34)

18.63 (4.94)

21.10 (5.79)

14.67 (4.29)

Reading accuracy

F(1,58) = 8.10**

F(1,58) = 11.47**

F(1,58) = 23.89***

14.57 (3.10)

11.33 (2.23)

15.63 (3.37)

12.03 (2.94)

14.83 (2.74)

10.13 (2.26)

Reading comprehension

F(1,58) = 21.45***

F(1,58) = 19.44***

F(1,58) = 52.56***