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Direct linkMoreira, Sylvia; Hamilton, Maryellen – Bilingual Research Journal, 2006
Rhyming tests have historically been used in the education system to assess reading readiness. English language learners (ELLs) have consistently scored poorly on these assessment tools. The current article examines a possible reason for this poor performance by ELLs. Specifically, the authors examined the relationship between semantic…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Interference (Language), Semantics, Reading Readiness
Effective Second-Language Reading Transition: From Learner-Specific to Generic Instructional Models.
Peer reviewedAvalos, Mary A. – Bilingual Research Journal, 2003
Analysis of reading comprehension errors made by 22 Spanish-speaking fourth-graders in decoding English text found that comprehension "errors" began at the word level and advanced to larger misinterpretations at the sentence level. The cognitive processes of English language learners when comprehending English texts showed individual differences,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Background, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
