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Direct linkLopez, Lisa M.; Tapanes, Vanessa – Bilingual Research Journal, 2011
Research on two-way immersion programs has empirically investigated the success of such programs on children's dual-language development. The present study focuses on the language abilities of Latino children attending a Spanish-English differentiated two-way immersion program in the United States. Family dynamics relating to placement in this…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Hispanic American Students, Comparative Analysis, Case Studies
Berube, Daniel; Marinova-Todd, Stefka H. – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2012
The relationship between first language (L1) typology, defined as the classification of languages according to their structural characteristics (e.g. phonological systems and writing systems), and the development of second (L2) and third (L3) language skills and literacy proficiency in multilingual children was investigated in this study. The…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Multilingualism, Language Classification, Grade 4
Paez, Mariela M.; Tabors, Patton O.; Lopez, Lisa M. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2007
This article describes oral language and early literacy skills in Spanish and English for a sample of 319 bilingual children in Massachusetts and Maryland (ECS) and a comparison group of 144 monolingual Spanish-speaking children in Puerto Rico (PRC). Children were assessed as they entered and exited pre-kindergarten programs. Data collection…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Skills, Preschool Children, Oral Language
Download full textBernal, Ernesto M. – 1997
Several English and Spanish language tests currently used in bilingual education and some less known tests are reviewed, looking at both historic and psychometric factors. It is suggested that practitioners have commonly assumed that all language tests are basically valid, which contributed to the commercial success of some tests of questionable…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Language Dominance
Paez, Mariela; Rinaldi, Claudia – Topics in Language Disorders, 2006
This article describes the word reading skills in English and Spanish for a sample of 244 Spanish-speaking, English-learning (hence, bilingual) students in first grade and presents a predictive model for English word reading skills. The children in the study were assessed at the end of kindergarten and first grade, respectively. Data were gathered…
Descriptors: Spanish Speaking, English (Second Language), Bilingual Students, Predictor Variables
Vaughn, Sharon; Linan-Thompson, Sylvia; Mathes, Patricia G.; Cirino, Paul T.; Carlson, Coleen D.; Pollard-Durodola, Sharolyn D.; Cardenas-Hagan, Elsa; Francis, David J. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2006
The effectiveness of an explicit, systematic reading intervention for first-grade students whose home language was Spanish and who were at risk for reading difficulties was examined. Participants were 69 students in 20 classrooms in 7 schools from 3 districts who initially did not pass the screening in Spanish and were randomly assigned within…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Reading Difficulties, Reading Skills, Language of Instruction
