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August, Diane; Artzi, Lauren; Barr, Christopher; Francis, David – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2018
This study used a within-subjects design to explore two instructional conditions for developing vocabulary in second-grade Spanish-speaking English learners (ELs)--extended instruction and embedded instruction implemented during shared interactive reading. Words assigned to the extended condition were directly taught using a multifaceted approach…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, English Language Learners, Grade 2, Elementary School Students
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Ruiz de Zarobe, Yolanda; Zenotz, Victoria – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2018
This article reports on an intervention study of reading comprehension among young learners of English as a third language (L3) in a multilingual (Spanish-Basque-English) context in the Basque Country. The study involves a pre-test post-test design, with an intervention of 7 weeks using two intact groups of participants that served as experimental…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Ament, Jennifer R.; Pérez-Vidal, Carmen – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2015
Globalisation and international mobility in the 21st century has led to the internationalisation of the English language (Crystal, 2003). Research regarding linguistic gains at university levels is however extremely scarce. This study aims to address this gap of knowledge and provide some answers as to how much linguistic gain can be expected…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intervention, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Thordardottir, Elin; Cloutier, Geneviève; Ménard, Suzanne; Pelland-Blais, Elaine; Rvachew, Susan – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2015
Purpose: This study investigated the clinical effectiveness of monolingual versus bilingual language intervention, the latter involving speech-language pathologist-parent collaboration. The study focuses on methods that are currently being recommended and that are feasible within current clinical contexts. Method: Bilingual children with primary…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Monolingualism, Language of Instruction, Speech Language Pathology
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Zhang, Dongbo – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2016
This intervention study examined the effect of English morphological instruction on the development of English as well as Malay morphological awareness and word reading abilities among Malay-English bilingual fourth graders in Singapore, where English is the medium of instruction. The intervention group experienced semester-long instruction in…
Descriptors: Literacy, Bilingualism, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Goodrich, J. Marc; Lonigan, Christopher J.; Farver, JoAnn M. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cross-language transfer of the emergent literacy skills of preschoolers who were Spanish-speaking language-minority children in the context of an experimental intervention study. Ninety-four children were randomly assigned either to a control condition (HighScope Preschool Curriculum) or to receive…
Descriptors: Intervention, Minority Group Children, Language Acquisition, Emergent Literacy