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Shergill, Gagan; Camozzi, Hailey; O'Malley, Meagan D.; Ortiz, Arlene – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2023
The Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing, 2nd Edition (CTOPP-2; Wagner et al., 2013) is commonly used in k-12 public schools to assess basic cognitive processing skills foundational for reading achievement. Psychometric support for its use with dual language learners (DLLs), a group representing over 10% of the school-aged population in…
Descriptors: Phonology, Language Processing, Bilingualism, English (Second Language)
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Kutuk, Gulsah; Putwain, David W.; Kaye, Linda; Garrett, Bethan – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2020
This study reports on the development and assessment of a new 30-item Multidimensional Language Class Anxiety Scale which is designed to assess foreign language learners' anxiety regarding four language skills (listening, reading, writing, and speaking) and testing. In Study 1, the initial items were piloted with 323 students studying English as a…
Descriptors: Validity, Anxiety, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Lee, Hsin-Hua; Wentz, Bethany L. – International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 2019
The population of Mandarin-speaking, Chinese international students is rapidly expanding in the United States (Institute of International Education n.d.). Among them, there is a small subgroup of individuals who are minors and unaccompanied by parents (i.e., parachute kids). As part of its initiative to increase support for Mandarin-speaking…
Descriptors: Mandarin Chinese, Foreign Students, Private Schools, High School Students
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Nukari, Johanna M.; Poutiainen, Erja T.; Arkkila, Eva P.; Haapanen, Marja-Leena; Lipsanen, Jari O.; Laasonen, Marja R. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2020
Effectiveness of individual and group-based neuropsychological interventions on cognitive aspects of dyslexia in young adults was evaluated. Dyslexic adults were randomly assigned into individual intervention (n = 40), group intervention (n = 40), or wait-list control group (n = 40). The interventions focused on cognitive strategy learning,…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Intervention, Young Adults, Cognitive Processes
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Vouyoukas, Constantinos; Tzouriadou, Maria; Anagnostopoulou, Eleni; Michalopoulou, Lito E. – SAGE Open, 2017
Ongoing research has demonstrated that culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students may be disproportionately represented among students with learning disabilities (LDs). The main aim of this research was to identify groups of CLD students at risk for LDs using the achievement criterion. To that end, 158 students participated in the…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Second Language Learning, Disproportionate Representation, Learning Disabilities
Olvera, Pedro; Gomez-Cerrillo, Lino – Contemporary School Psychology, 2011
The Individual with Disabilities Education Act mandates nondiscriminatory assessment for children who are culturally and linguistically diverse. Because of the overrepresentation of English Language Learners (ELL) in special education programs in the United States, the focus of this article is the psychoeducational assessment of Spanish- and…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Learning Disabilities, Second Language Learning, Bilingualism
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2017
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2017, taking place in Budapest, Hungary, from 29 of April to 1 of May, 2017. Modern psychology offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Anxiety, Cognitive Restructuring, Outcomes of Treatment
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Shimbo, Kuninori – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2008
This study investigates the effects of the three major factors of Suggestopedia--music, relaxation and suggestion--on the students' affect and development of communicative competence in tertiary Japanese language classes. A review of literature on Suggestopedia, the original form of Accelerated Learning (AL), shows that its effects are…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Music, Second Languages, Japanese