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Peer reviewedCunningham, Thomas H.; Graham, C. Ray – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2000
Effects of Spanish immersion on fourth, fifth, and sixth grade children's native English vocabulary were studied. Findings support the idea that Spanish immersion has English-language benefits and that positive transfer occurs from Spanish as a foreign language to native English receptive vocabulary. (Author/MKA)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, English, Immersion Programs, Spanish
