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Academic Vocabulary Knowledge and Reading Comprehension Skills among Seventh-Graders in Arabic as L1
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Direct linkMakhoul, Bahaa; Sabah, Katrina – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2019
The current study attempted to investigate the contribution of an intervention program to fostering Arabic academic vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension skills among seventh grade Arabic native speaking pupils. For this purpose, 247 pupils from four schools in northern Israel have participated in the study. Arabic literacy units that…
Descriptors: Intervention, Semitic Languages, Vocabulary Development, Comparative Analysis
Benner, Gregory J.; Zeng, Songtian – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
The results of previous research on the "Language for Learning" programme suggest that it produces positive effects on the intellectual, language, and social skills of young children with and without disabilities [Benner, G. J., Trout, A., Nordness, P. N., Nelson, J. R., Knobel, M. L., Epstein, A.,…Epstein, M. H. (2002). "The…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Social Adjustment, Interpersonal Competence, Behavior Problems
Artieda, Gemma; Roquet, Helena; Nicolás-Conesa, Florentina – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2020
This study investigates the role of biological age and L2 exposure on the achievement of two groups of Catalan-Spanish intermediate learners of English in secondary school (Group A, Formal Instruction (FI), N = 50; Group B, FI + CLIL, N = 50) regarding receptive and productive L2 skills as well as grammatical knowledge. Learners were matched for…
Descriptors: Age Differences, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Yang, Wenhsien – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2015
This study investigates learners' performance in a Taiwanese tertiary content and language integrated learning (CLIL) programme. Learners' English proficiency was measured immediately after entering the programme and before their industrial placement, i.e. after two years. As in previously reported cases, the learners showed a significant…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Course Content, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning
Hay, Ian; Fielding-Barnsley, Ruth – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2012
This article supports the claim that there are strong interactive links between children's language development, cognitive reasoning and their success in school achievement. These links are best facilitated within a social learning framework where children's language and talk is encouraged, accepted and respected. This talk is the most authentic…
Descriptors: Socialization, Academic Achievement, Receptive Language, Language Acquisition
Nagy, William; Townsend, Dianna – Reading Research Quarterly, 2012
There is a growing awareness of the importance of academic vocabulary, and more generally, of academic language proficiency, for students' success in school. There is also a growing body of research on the nature of the demands that academic language places on readers and writers, and on interventions to help students meet these demands. In this…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, English for Academic Purposes, Teaching Methods, Figurative Language
Reis, Elizabeth M. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1986
The listening comprehension performance of 64 educable mentally retarded students (mean age 15) and a nonretarded younger sample was assessed when using the following types of advance organizers: knowledge statements; knowledge-plus-purpose statements; control (no information). Among all subjects, comprehension scores were significantly higher in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advance Organizers, Elementary Secondary Education, Listening Comprehension
