ERIC Number: EJ1037626
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 17
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Integrating Literacy and Science for English Language Learners: From Learning-to-Read to Reading-to-Learn
Tong, Fuhui; Irby, Beverly J.; Lara-Alecio, Rafael; Koch, Janice
Journal of Educational Research, v107 n5 p410-426 2014
The authors examined the impact of 2 subsequent, longitudinal interdisciplinary interventions for 58 Hispanic English language learners (ELLs): (a) Grade 5 science with English language/reading embedded (i.e., science intervention) and (b) K-3 English language/reading with science embedded (i.e., language/reading intervention). Results revealed that (a) in the science intervention treatment ELLs outperformed their counterparts in English-reading fluency, knowledge of word meaning, and science and reading achievement; (b) in the language/reading intervention treatment ELLs continued to develop faster than their peers in English oracy, reading fluency, and comprehension; (c) ELLs benefited more from the science intervention if they received the prior language/reading intervention. We conclude that for ELLs, the integration of science and English language/reading should primarily focus on reading in elementary grades and science in Grade 5.
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Hispanic American Students, Grade 5, Literacy, Reading Fluency, Language Proficiency, Interdisciplinary Approach, Science Achievement, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Science, Science Instruction, Integrated Curriculum, Gender Differences, Intervention, Vocabulary Development, Reading Achievement, Reading Comprehension, Benchmarking, Standardized Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Science Tests, Reading Tests, Oral Language, Scientific Literacy
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS); Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills; Woodcock Language Proficiency Battery
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