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Effects of a Whole-Class Reading Program Designed for Different Reading Levels and the Learning Needs of L1 and L2 Children
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Seifert, Susanne; Schwab, Susanne; Gasteiger-Klicpera, Barbara – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2016
This article aims to evaluate the whole-class reading program Language And Reading Skills (LARS) and its effects on the decoding, reading comprehension, and language abilities of 1st-language (L1) and 2nd-language (L2) German 2nd graders. The program consisted of teacher training and differentiated reading materials adapted to the needs of both L1…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Second Language Learning, German, Reading Comprehension
Performance of Bilingual Children on the Spanish Version of the ITPA.
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Perez, Fred McCall – Exceptional Children, 1980
A Spanish version of the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities (ITPA) and its English translation were administered alternatively to 297 kindergarten and second-grade Hispanic children from bilingual classes. Results cast doubt on court decisions that require bilingual Hispanic children to be tested in the language predominant in the home.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Culture Fair Tests, Hispanic Americans, Primary Education
Effects of Testing Style on Language Scores of Four-Year-Old Low-Income "Control" Children in Intervention Projects.
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Honig, Alice S.; And Others – 1975
This study tests the hypothesis that optimum testing style will result in more efficient test performance by 4-year-olds, thus diminishing differences between scores of lower class children who have and have not attended enrichment programs. A review of the literature discusses the effects of testing situation variables, language differences,…
Descriptors: Culture Fair Tests, Educationally Disadvantaged, Enrichment Activities, Intelligence Tests