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The Intriguing Role of Spanish Language Vocabulary Knowledge in Predicting English Reading Comprehension

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Proctor, C. Patrick; August, Diane; Carlo, Maria S.; Snow, Catherine – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2006

This study explored a holistic model of English reading comprehension among a sample of 135 Spanish-English bilingual Latina and Latino 4th-grade students This model took into account Spanish language reading skills and language of initial literacy instruction. Controlling for language of instruction, English decoding skill, and English oral…

Descriptors: Spanish, Language of Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Oral Language