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Dressler, Cheryl; Carlo, Maria S.; Snow, Catherine E.; August, Diane; White, Claire E. – Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2011
This research examines the processes which native Spanish-speaking learners of English and English-only students engage in when inferring meaning for unknown English words that have Spanish cognates. Conducted within the context of a large-scale vocabulary intervention that taught word inferencing strategies, including a cognate strategy, this…
Descriptors: Metacognition, English (Second Language), Spanish Speaking, Second Language Learning
McLaughlin, Barry; August, Diane; Snow, Catherine – 2000
This project involves the collaboration of researchers with 24 teachers in a study aimed at investigating and improving the vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension of 4th and 5th grade students for whom English is a second language. Cross sectional and longitudinal data were collected on various aspects of vocabulary knowledge, vocabulary…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Charts, Critical Thinking, English (Second Language)