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Direct linkvan den Bosch, Liza J.; Segers, Eliane; Verhoeven, Ludo – Journal of Research in Reading, 2020
The aim of this study was to examine variation in early reading comprehension development for second language (L2) readers compared with first language (L1) readers and to investigate the impact of vocabulary knowledge in their first and second language. Participants were 75 Dutch monolingual children (L1 readers) and 71 Turkish-Dutch bilingual…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Reading Comprehension, Second Language Learning, Native Language
Download full textKhalifa, Elsadig Mohamed – Dinamika Ilmu, 2021
The present paper addresses the attitudes of Saudi students toward using English dictionaries at Albaha University. A sample of 64 English majors in the College of Science and Arts in Almandaq took part in this study. A descriptive quantitative approach was implemented in this study. A 24-item questionnaire was applied in this study to collect the…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Dictionaries, English (Second Language)
Welie, Camille; Schoonen, Rob; Kuiken, Folkert; Bergh, Huub – Journal of Research in Reading, 2017
The present study examined whether knowledge of connectives contributes uniquely to expository text comprehension above and beyond reading fluency, general vocabulary knowledge and metacognitive knowledge. Furthermore, it was examined whether this contribution differs for readers with different language backgrounds or readers who vary in reading…
Descriptors: Expository Writing, Reading Comprehension, Secondary School Students, Indo European Languages
Proctor, C. Patrick; Uccelli, Paola; Dalton, Bridget; Snow, Catherine E. – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2009
The sheer quantity of words known (breadth) is strongly predictive of reading comprehension, yet little is understood about how quality of word knowledge (depth) affects comprehension. A group of 35 bilingual and monolingual 5th-grade students worked on developing depth of knowledge of 8 words, culminating in an activity in which the students…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Oral Language, Monolingualism, Vocabulary Development
