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Beneville, Margaret A.; Li, Chieh – Journal for Multicultural Education, 2018
Purpose: There is a notable dearth of interventions that have been specifically designed for Asian English Language Learner (ELL) students, and the existing research on ELL students often lacks population validity and sample diversity. In response to this need, this paper aims to review current research on literacy interventions for East/Southeast…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Intervention, Educational Research, Qualitative Research
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Al-Hajaya, Nail – International Education Studies, 2012
This study investigates the effect of the systemic approach in literacy achievement of the first grade students at Mu'tah University's Model School. The sample (N = 45) consisted of all first grade students, who were assigned into two groups; a control group taught traditionally while the other group was exposed to the system approach during the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Literacy Education, Elementary School Students
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Sailors, Misty; Hoffman, James V.; Pearson, P. David; Beretvas, S. Natasha; Matthee, Bertus – Bilingual Research Journal, 2010
In this article, we report on the results of a project devoted to improving literacy in South Africa's rural schools; specifically we report the results of an intervention study that centered on improving mother-tongue literacy instruction offered to learners in Grades 1 and 2 in South African schools. Our findings demonstrate that there are…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Foreign Countries, Literacy, Intervention
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Bhola, H. S. – Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 1991
This review covers the status of languages and literacy in the countries of southern Africa, policies of literacy promotion, and the emerging symbioses among spoken languages and among literacies in mother tongues, national or official languages, and metropolitan languages. Five statistical tables are included. (66 references) (LB)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Definitions, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Watt, David L. E. – 1991
In this evaluation of The Latin American Literacy Project, eight major recommendations are made based on firsthand observations of the project, discussions with staff and students, the evaluation of new program implementations, the interpretation of results from language proficiency and achievement tests, and the analysis of extensive video…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language), Intergenerational Programs