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The Effect of a Simplified English Language Dictionary on a Reading Test. LEP Projects Report 1.
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Albus, Deb; Bielinski, John; Thurlow, Martha; Liu, Kristin – 2001
This study was conducted to examine whether using a monolingual, simplified English dictionary as an accommodation on a reading test with limited-English-proficient (LEP) Hmong students improved test performance. Hmong students were chosen because they are often not literate in their first language. For these students, bilingual dictionaries are…
Descriptors: Dictionaries, English (Second Language), Hmong, Hmong People