詞意識是早期元語言意識的重要組成部分。本研究從詞意識的三個維度:指代性意識、詞界意識、詞概念意識出發,探索4～6歲漢語兒童詞意識的構成及其測量,并檢驗其與早期閱讀能力的關系。150名被試接受詞意識測驗、閱讀理解測驗、口語詞匯理解測驗以及漢字習得水平測驗。結果表明,早期詞意識包含詞界意識和詞概念意識,詞意識各維度均與閱讀理解能力、口語詞匯理解能力和漢字習得水平呈顯著正相關,且能夠較好地預測早期閱讀能力。

Word awareness is one of the fundamental metalinguistic skills for early development. The study explored the facets of Chinese word awareness and their measurements, as well as the relationship between word awareness and early reading ability among 4～6 years old monolingual children. Word awareness, reading comprehension, receptive vocabulary and Chinese character recognition were tested among 150 children who were 4～6 years old. Results revealed two main facets of Chinese word awareness, that is,awareness of word boundaries and concept of word. Each facet of word awareness was significantly correlated with reading comprehension, receptive vocabulary, and word recognition, indicating that word awareness is a strong predictor for early reading development.