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Direct linkWawire, Brenda Aromu; Zuilkowski, Stephanie Simmons – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2021
The present study explored the role of vocabulary and decoding skills in predicting reading comprehension, utilizing data from 322 first- grade children from four elementary schools in Kenya. The children were administered a comprehensive battery of tests to assess pseudo-word reading skills, oral reading fluency, reading comprehension, and…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Decoding (Reading), Language Skills, Reading Comprehension
Download full textArif Çerçi – Educational Research and Reviews, 2017
In the related literature, it has been discussed that issues related to foreign language lexicon have been ignored; therefore, a solid theory of foreign language lexicon has not been constructed yet. In the framework of Turkish as a foreign language, the literature lacks both cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. To this end, this longitudinal…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Writing (Composition)
Knauer, Heather A.; Kariger, Patricia; Jakiela, Pamela; Ozier, Owen; Fernald, Lia C. H. – Developmental Science, 2019
In many low- and middle-income countries, young children learn a mother tongue or indigenous language at home before entering the formal education system where they will need to understand and speak a country's official language(s). Thus, assessments of children before school age, conducted in a nation's official language, may not fully reflect a…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, African Languages, Rural Areas, English (Second Language)
Broer, Kathleen – Online Submission, 2013
This study was the result of classroom action-based research class in a mainstreamed class of 26; 6 students were special ed and 2 students were English Language Learners. Because it was a split grade, I had double the amount of science topics from which to choose. This study examined quality experiments for junior students and optimal strategies…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English Language Learners, Scientific Concepts, Science Instruction
Peer reviewedEisemon, Thomas Owen; And Others – Kenya Journal of Education, 1989
Questions Kenyan language instructional policy, arguing exclusive use of English for science instruction confuses students and impedes learning. Offers examples the authors observed in elementary classrooms in Kisii and Kwale districts when teacher use of English synonyms rather than Kiswahili words led to confusion, misunderstanding, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Cognitive Development, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Skills
Nzioka, Mary; And Others – 1995
This guide is designed for Swahili language training of Peace Corps workers in Kenya, and reflects daily communication needs in that context. It consists of a series of topical lessons that contain simple dialogues, a vocabulary list, explanatory grammar notes, several exercises, and cultural notes. Lesson topics include greetings and…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Community Services, Competency Based Education, Conversational Language Courses
