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Tunmer, William E.; Chapman, James W. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
This study investigated the hypothesis that the contributions of oral language comprehension ("C") and word recognition ("D") to reading comprehension ("R") in the simple view of reading (SVR) are not independent because a component of "C" (vocabulary knowledge) directly contributes to the variance in…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension, Structural Equation Models, Linguistics
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Kieffer, Michael J.; Vukovic, Rose K. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
Drawing on the cognitive and ecological domains within the componential model of reading, this longitudinal study explores heterogeneity in the sources of reading difficulties for language minority learners and native English speakers in urban schools. Students (N = 150) were followed from first through third grade and assessed annually on…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Urban Schools, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties