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Kim, Yoon Kyong; Curby, Timothy W.; Winsler, Adam – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Little is known about 2nd language development among young, low-income, language-minority children. This article examined the longitudinal English development of low-income, dual language learners (DLLs) in Miami ("n" = 18,532) from kindergarten through 5th grade. Growth curve modeling indicated that social skills, good behavior, Spanish…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Spanish
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Yesil-Dagli, Ummuhan – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2011
The precursors of early English reading success have been widely studied for native English-speaking students, and those findings have been generalized to the English language learner (ELL) student population. However, the development of English language acquisition may be different for ELL students. The purpose of this study was to investigate…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Phonological Awareness, Kindergarten, Emergent Literacy