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Solari, Emily J.; Aceves, Terese C.; Higareda, Ignacio; Richards-Tutor, Cara; Filippini, Alexis L.; Gerber, Michael M.; Leafstedt, Jill – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
This study investigates the relation between Spanish and English early literacy skills in kindergarten and first grade, and English oral reading fluency at the end of first and second grade in a sample of 150 Spanish-speaking English language learners. Students were assessed in kindergarten, first, and second grades on a broad bilingual academic…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Elementary School Students, Correlation, Spanish
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Joshi, R. Malatesha; Tao, Sha; Aaron, P. G.; Quiroz, Blanca – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
Whether the simple view of reading (SVR) as incorporated in the componential model of reading (CMR) is applicable to other orthographies than English was explored in this study. Spanish, with transparent orthography and Chinese, with opaque orthography were selected because of their diverse characteristics. The first part reports a study of…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension, Reading Fluency, Personality
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Harris, Karen R.; Lane, Kathleen Lynne; Driscoll, Steven A.; Graham, Steve; Wilson, Kristen; Sandmel, Karin; Brindle, Mary; Schatschneider, Chris – Elementary School Journal, 2012
This study took place in the context of schools collaborating with a local university to implement an evidence-based, 3-tiered model of prevention and supports targeting academic, behavioral, and social goals. We examined whether Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) instruction, delivered by grade 2 and 3 general education teachers to all…
Descriptors: Evidence, Outcome Measures, Behavior Disorders, Grade 2
Moses, Britani Creel – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to predict the third grade English reading TAKS scores while considering the same students' native language, Spanish, reading level as assessed by a state-approved reading assessment, the Evaluacion del desarrollo de la lectura (EDL), from the end of the second grade year. In addition, this study was been designed to…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Reading, Second Languages, Program Effectiveness
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Winsler, Adam; Gupta Karkhanis, Deepti; Kim, Yoon Kyong; Levitt, Jerome – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2013
Although it is well established that Black male students are underrepresented in gifted educational programs in the United States, due to a scarcity of longitudinal prospective research, little is known about the protective factors at the child, family, and school level that increase the probability of Black male students being identified as…
Descriptors: African American Students, Males, Disproportionate Representation, Academically Gifted