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Direct linkKathleen Durant; Linda Jarmulowicz; Leigh Harrell-Williams – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2024
Purpose: This study investigated the longitudinal, cross-linguistic developmental relationships of phonological awareness (PA), letter identification (letter ID), and morphological awareness (MA) in 71 heritage Spanish-English dual language learners (DLLs) in kindergarten and second grade. Method: Multiple linear regression was used to test if…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Phonological Awareness, Kindergarten, Grade 2
Peets, Kathleen F.; Yim, Odilia; Bialystok, Ellen – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
Numerous studies on reading comprehension with monolingual children have shown that oral language, such as vocabulary, is an important factor in predicting reading comprehension success. However, few studies have looked at the reading comprehension performance of bilinguals, and less is known about the contributors to its success, linguistic or…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Reading Comprehension, Family Environment, Family Literacy
Download full textMesa, Carol; Yeomans-Maldonado, Gloria – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the kindergarten, first-, and second-grade predictors of reading comprehension in bilingual children. Specifically, we evaluated the role that Spanish and English skills play in predicting English reading comprehension in third grade. Method: As part of a longitudinal study, 248 bilingual children…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Grade 3, Reading Comprehension, Spanish
Mesa, Carol; Yeomans-Maldonado, Gloria – Grantee Submission, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd-grade predictors of reading comprehension in bilingual children. Specifically, we evaluated the role that Spanish and English skills play in predicting English reading comprehension in 3rd grade. Method: As part of a longitudinal study, 248 bilingual children were…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Grade 3, Reading Comprehension, Spanish
Wood, Carla; Fitton, Lisa; Rodriguez, Estrella – AERA Open, 2018
This study aimed to describe home literacy (HL) activities of Spanish-/English-speaking children of low-socioeconomic status backgrounds and examine the relationship between HL and performance on standardized assessments. Parents of 65 dual-language learners (DLLs) in kindergarten completed an HL questionnaire. Parents reported an average of 17…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Education, Kindergarten
Wood, Carla; Fitton, Lisa; Rodriguez, Estrella – Grantee Submission, 2018
This study aimed to describe home literacy (HL) activities of Spanish-/English-speaking children of low-socioeconomic status backgrounds and examine the relationship between HL and performance on standardized assessments. Parents of 65 dual-language learners (DLLs) in kindergarten completed an HL questionnaire. Parents reported an average of 17…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Education, Kindergarten
Swanson, H. Lee; Kudo, Milagros; Guzman-Orth, Danielle – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2016
This study investigated the prevalence and stability of latent classes at risk for reading disabilities (RD) in elementary-aged children whose first language is Spanish. To this end, children (N = 489) in Grades 1, 2, and 3 at Wave 1 were administered a battery of reading, vocabulary, and cognitive measures (short-term memory [STM], working memory…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, At Risk Students, Reading Difficulties, Learning Disabilities
What Works Clearinghouse, 2010
"Read Naturally"[R] is an elementary and middle school supplemental reading program designed to improve reading fluency using a combination of books, audiotapes, and computer software. The program has three main strategies: repeated reading of text for developing oral reading fluency, teacher modeling of story reading, and systematic…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Intervention, Reading Fluency, Reading Achievement
