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Gerber, Michael; Jimenez, Terese; Leafstedt, Jill; Villaruz, Jessica; Richards, Catherine; English, Judy – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 2004
In this article we report small, but statistically significant, effects of brief supplemental instruction on English reading by Spanish-speaking kindergartners (N=37) who performed poorly on a bilingual battery of phonological-processing tasks. Intervention design was compatible with the Reading First initiative and with research on use of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Intervention, Supplementary Education
Slavin, Robert E.; Madden, Nancy A. – 1999
Two adaptations of Success for All, a comprehensive instructional reform program for elementary schools, have been used with students acquiring English as a second language. One is a Spanish bilingual version called "Exito para Todos," in which students are taught to read in Spanish and then transitioned to English reading, usually in…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Improvement, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)