The goal of this study was the examination of the internal structure of phonological awareness skills in the Greek language. A total number of 104 children participated in the study. All of them were first graders. Data collection took place during the first two weeks of the academic year 1997-8, in order to avoid the effects of reading instruction. The data collection instrument included thirteen exercises, of multiple items. A quantitative analysis of the data revealed that there are significant differences in the performance of children on the various levels of phonological awareness, especially in regard to syllable or phoneme awareness.
Selected papers on theoretical and applied linguistics, Vol 12, No 2 (1998): Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, Thessaloniki 2-4 April 1998. Vol. II: Papers on Applied Linguistics