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Hessel, Annina K.; Schroeder, Sascha – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2022
Successful reading comprehension--especially in a second language (L2)--relies on the ability to monitor one's comprehension, that is, to notice comprehension breaks and make repairs. Comprehension monitoring may be limited given effortful word processing but may also be supported through active reading. The current study addresses to what extent…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Second Language Learning, Word Recognition, Progress Monitoring
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Schnoor, Birger; Usanova, Irina – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2023
Writing, as a highly complex strategic literacy skill alongside reading, is an essential prerequisite for learning and determines a student's educational success. In diverse contexts, a student's linguistic repertoire may involve multiple languages, which may serve as mutual resources in his or her multilingual writing skill development. Drawing…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Academic Achievement, Writing Skills, Skill Development
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Limbird, Christina K.; Maluch, Jessica T.; Rjosk, Camilla; Stanat, Petra; Merkens, Hans – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2014
Students from Turkish-speaking families are the largest minority language group in Germany. Yet, little is known about this group's literacy development. Using data from a 3-year longitudinal study, we examined whether the same base reading skills are involved in early reading comprehension of 100 Turkish-German bilingual and 69 German monolingual…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, German, Phonological Awareness, Monolingualism
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Marx, Alexandra; Stanat, Petra; Roick, Thorsten; Segerer, Robin; Marx, Peter; Schneider, Wolfgang – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2015
Based on the "Simple View of Reading," the present study investigates whether component skills of reading differ between adolescents from low-track schools speaking German as a first (L1) versus as a second language (L2). In our study, 479 9th-grade students completed the "Programme for International Student Assessment" reading…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Adolescents, Native Speakers, Second Language Learning