RT Journal Article
T1 First and foreign language early reading abilities: The influence of musical perception
A1 Gómez Domínguez, María
A1 Fonseca Mora, María Carmen
A1 Herrero Machancoses, Francisco
AB There is a growing body of literature that recognises how music perception affects first-languagelearning, but much less is known about its influence on foreign-language reading skills. The purposeof this paper is to examine the effect of music perception abilities on the acquisition of some foreignearly reading skills based on their transference from first language. Data for this study were collectedfrom 63 Spanish-speaking English-language learners studying second grade of primary school. Weused a music perception test and the Early Grade Reading Assessment battery, which measures earlyreading skills in both languages. A mediation analysis using structural equation modelling wasperformed, integrating music perception and letter-sound knowledge, initial sound identification,and familiar word and pseudoword reading in Spanish and English. This research provides newinsights into how music perception affects early reading skills in both languages. These findingsindicate a transfer of music perception abilities to first-language alphabetic principle, phonemicawareness and word recognition skills that affect foreign language early reading abilities.
PB SAGE Publications
SN 0305-7356
SN 1741-3087 (electrónico)
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/20909
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/20909
LA eng
NO Gomez-Dominguez, M., Fonseca-Mora, M. C., & Machancoses, F. H. (2018). First and foreign language early reading abilities: The influence of musical perception. In Psychology of Music (Vol. 47, Issue 2, pp. 213–224). SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735617746734
NO The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publicationof this article: This research was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (no.FFI2010-15738 (subprogram FILO), Music perception and reading skills in foreign language learningproject).
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 30 may 2026