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Elementary French Immersion Children's Use of Orthographic Structure for Reading.
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Mes-Prat, Margaret; Edwards, Henry P. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1981
Describes a reading experiment with two groups of English speaking children attending French immersion programs. The two groups, from grades 3 and 6 respectively, were tested in both English and French for their ability to recognize spelling patterns and to make positive transfers from one language to the other. (MES)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, English, French
Issues in the Assessment of Learning Problems in Children from French Immersion Programs: A Case Study Illustration in Support of Cummins.
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Wiss, Corrinne A. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1987
Issues relating to the psychoeducational evaluation of bilingual children from French immersion programs are presented using data from an in-depth study of a young learning disabled girl, discussed in reference to Cummins' theory of cross-linguistic transfer. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Case Studies, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education
Correcting Errors Made by French-Canadian Learners of English.
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Berwald, Jean-Pierre – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1979
Describes a method used to identify and correct errors made by French Canadian learners of English, studying at a total-immersion summer program. (AM)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), Immersion Programs, Interference (Language)