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Qiao, Shen; Liu, Yingyi; Yeung, Susanna Siu-sze – Journal of Research in Reading, 2021
Background: Research has established the link between morphological awareness and reading comprehension. However, the theoretical mechanisms underlying the association remain unclear. This study examined the direct and indirect effects of morphological awareness on reading comprehension in L1 Chinese and L2 English, with a sample of Chinese…
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Reading Comprehension, Chinese, English (Second Language)
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Burgoyne, Kelly; Whiteley, Helen E.; Hutchinson, Jane M. – Journal of Research in Reading, 2013
Children learning English as an additional language (EAL) often experience difficulties with reading comprehension relative to their monolingual peers. While low levels of vocabulary appear to be one factor underlying these difficulties, other factors such as a relative lack of appropriate background knowledge may also contribute. Sixteen children…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Reading Comprehension