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HyeJin Hwang; Seohyeon Choi; Manjary Guha; Kristen McMaster; Rina Harsch; Panayiota Kendeou – Grantee Submission, 2024
In the current study, we investigated the role of executive functions in explaining how word recognition and language comprehension jointly predict reading comprehension in multilingual and monolingual students (Grades 1 and 2). Specifically, mediation and moderation models were tested and compared to offer a more nuanced understanding of the role…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Reading Comprehension, Word Recognition, Multilingualism
Kim, Young-Suk Grace; Wolters, Alissa; Mercado, Janet; Quinn, Jamie – Grantee Submission, 2021
We investigated the dimensionality and relations between L1 (a speaker's first language) and L2 (a speaker's second language) writing skills in narrative and informational genres and higher order cognitive skills--inference, perspective taking, and comprehension monitoring--for Spanish-English dual language learners in primary grades. Dimensions…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Second Language Learning, Native Language, Bilingualism
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Morin, Joseph E.; Franks, David J. – Preventing School Failure, 2009
Some students enter the world of mathematics with a disadvantage. The authors explored the causes for this from a language-processing perspective. They were particularly concerned with students with potential learning disabilities or specific language impairments. They also explored the role of language-mediated instruction in creating an…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Mathematics Education, Learning Disabilities, Language Impairments