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Cheng-Ji Lai – International Education Studies, 2024
Despite the increasing popularity of dual language education programs in Taiwan, limited research assesses their effectiveness. This study evaluated eight English Immersion Programs (EIPs) in Taiwan, representing a dual language education model, using the "Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education" (GPDLE) framework. Interviews with…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Bilingual Education Programs, Grade 4, Elementary School Students
Valenzuela, Vanessa Valeria – ProQuest LLC, 2022
It is well-documented that there is a strong relationship between vocabulary and reading comprehension in school-age children. Limited vocabulary knowledge can impact a student's reading achievement, as may be the case for school-age English Learners (ELs). This study aims to analyze the role of vocabulary in predicting reading comprehension…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Nascimento, Frank C. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The current pilot study compares the overall academic achievement in the area of language arts literacy among elementary bilingual students enrolled in either a Dual Language: Two-Way Immersion program or in an Early Exit, Transitional Bilingual program in a large urban public school district. By analyzing the results of curriculum based measures…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Reading Comprehension, Bilingualism, Bilingual Students
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Branum-Martin, Lee; Foorman, Barbara R.; Francis, David J.; Mehta, Paras D. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2010
This study of 1,338 Spanish-speaking 1st graders examined contextual effects of bilingual programs on reading comprehension and the effect of language of instruction within these contexts. The study included 128 classrooms in 32 schools located in border Texas and in urban Texas and California. These classrooms used either English immersion or…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Immersion Programs, Beginning Reading, Language of Instruction