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Revisiting the Case for Narrow Reading with English Language Learners
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Hansen, Laurie E.; Collins, Penelope – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2015
This study investigated children's access to books, narrow independent reading volume, and growth in vocabulary knowledge and comprehension. Two hundred-twenty English language learners and native-English speaking children from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds were given measures of vocabulary and literacy in the fall and spring of fourth grade.…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Independent Reading, Books, Vocabulary