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Thapelo Mokgadi; Muchativugwa L. Hove – Reading & Writing: Journal of the Literacy Association of South Africa, 2024
Background: A large number of studies have established that reading for comprehension in South African schools is comparably poor relative to other Southern African states. Some of these studies confirm that learners' competency in reading in English is lacking when contextualised in a learning environment. Various systemic evaluations were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mastery Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Jackie E. Relyea; Dennis Davis; Corrie Dobis; Becky Huang; Courtney Samuelson – Journal of Educational Research, 2025
This study evaluated the feasibility of the Knowledge, Language, and Inquiry (K.L.I.) intervention, designed to support Grades 3-5 multilingual students classified as English learners (ML-ELs) in building content knowledge, language skills, and reading comprehension through inquiry-based small-group instruction. Feasibility was examined across…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Meunier, Fanny; Meurice, Alice; Van de Vyver, Julie – Research-publishing.net, 2019
The present contribution is situated in the framework of a broad government project (entitled Pacte pour un Enseignement d'Excellence) and is specifically devoted to the learning and teaching of modern languages. Our group has been working on the collection, selection, and validation of innovative tools for foreign language learning targeting all…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Second Language Learning, Reading Strategies, Case Studies
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Santau, Alexandra O.; Secada, Walter; Maerten-Rivera, Jaime; Cone, Neporcha; Lee, Okhee – International Journal of Science Education, 2010
The study examined US elementary teachers' knowledge and practices in four key domains of science instruction with English language learning (ELL) students. The four domains included: (1) teachers' knowledge of science content, (2) teaching practices to promote scientific understanding, (3) teaching practices to promote scientific inquiry, and (4)…
Descriptors: Intervention, Second Language Learning, Educational Change, Science Instruction
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Lee, Okhee; Maerten-Rivera, Jaime; Buxton, Cory; Penfield, Randall; Secada, Walter G. – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2009
This descriptive study examined urban elementary school teachers' perceptions of their science content knowledge, science teaching practices, and support for language development of English language learners. Also examined were teachers' perceptions of organizational supports and barriers associated with teaching science to nonmainstream students.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Grade 5, Elementary School Teachers, Science Instruction
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Lewis, Scott; Lee, Okhee; Santau, Alexandra; Cone, Neporcha – School Science and Mathematics, 2010
Student initiatives play an important role in inquiry-based science with all students, including English language learning (ELL) students. This study examined initiatives that elementary students made as they participated in an intervention to promote science learning and English language development over a three-year period. In addition, the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Grade 5, Grade 3, English (Second Language)
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Barton, Amanda; Bragg, Joanna; Serratrice, Ludovica – Language Learning Journal, 2009
In a paper published in "The Language Learning Journal" in 2005, Eric Hawkins describes his vision of language education as an apprenticeship comprising two stages. In stage one (ages 5-14), the purpose is "educational" and the focus is on language awareness; in stage two (14-19), the purpose is "instrumental" and…
Descriptors: Metalinguistics, Incentives, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries