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Linguistic Patterns in Dual-Language Books: Strategies to Shape Meaning-Making for Multilingual Readers
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Elisa M. Holcomb; Sarah Jerasa; Laveria Hutchison – Reading Teacher, 2026
Multilingual readers use strategies other than phoneme-grapheme and word patterns to pronounce and comprehend sight words presented in popular children's books. Using the Contemporary Children's High-Frequency Words (CCHFW) list, which represents culturally and linguistically diverse and inclusive words, this article provides resources and…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Bilingual Instructional Materials, Language Patterns, Word Frequency