In this paper, we survey current evidence on cognitive precursors of reading in different
orthographies by reviewing studies with a cross-linguistic research design. Graphic symbol …

With the overwhelming “Anglocentric” or “alphabetocentric” science of reading, the current
review aimed to add to the science of reading acquisition from the perspective of abugidic …

The purpose of this paper is to extend the linguistic relativity hypothesis (ie, the language we
speak affects the way we think) to a script relativity hypothesis (ie, the script in which we read …

In this essay, I outline some of the essential ingredients of a universal theory of reading
acquisition, one that seeks to highlight commonalities while embracing the global diversity of …

Phonological awareness plays a key role in learning to read; therefore, its assessment has
received a lot of attention. Research in the domain of phonological awareness has been …

This paper provides evidence for a non-linear relationship between local language and
English reading scores in multilingual South India. The mechanism suggests that being …

This study examined within and cross-language relations, and specifically, the role of
phonological awareness (PA) skills in reading among young Hindi-speaking children (L1) …

One of the influential models of reading development may be the Simple View of Reading
(SVR), according to which Reading Comprehension can be explained by two important …

We examined whether akshara knowledge, phonological awareness, phonological memory,
and RAN predict variability in word and nonword reading skills in Grade 1–4 children (N …

This chapter focuses on symbol architecture and inventory size, topics that are important for
understanding the cognitive bases of learning to read. It also focuses on acquisition and …