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Bourgoin, Renée – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2014
This study explored the predictive effects of within- and cross-language early literacy indicators with regard to second language (L2) reading achievement in a Grade 3 entry-point French immersion (FI) program. Kindergarten students (N = 83) in a regular English program were administered English early literacy measures. Three years later, once…
Descriptors: French, Second Language Learning, Immersion Programs, Alphabets
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Scheffel, Debora; Lefly, Dianne; Houser, Janet – Reading Improvement, 2012
The study addresses the extent to which subtests on the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills Reading Assessment (DIBELS; Good & Kaminski, 2002) predict student success on a measure of reading comprehension and if prediction is consistent for native and second English Language Learners. 2,649 elementary students were assessed on a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Second Language Learning, Reading Comprehension, Emergent Literacy
Echols, Julie M. Young – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Reading proficiency is the goal of many local and national reading initiatives. A key component of these initiatives is accurate and reliable reading assessment. In this high-stakes testing arena, the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) has emerged as a preferred measure for identification of students at risk for reading…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Reading Difficulties, Reading Fluency, Reading Failure