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Hoxha, Dejla; Sumner, Emma – Language Learning Journal, 2022
Conflicting findings exist in the literature regarding the reading skills of children learning English as an additional language (EAL). Moreover, little research has considered how related literacy skills, motivation, and environmental factors may differ between EAL children and monolinguals, and how these factors may contribute to reading…
Descriptors: Children, Monolingualism, English Language Learners, Literacy
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Guimaraes, Sofia; Parkins, Eric – International Journal of Educational Psychology, 2019
Developing literacy in two languages can be challenging for young bilingual children. This longitudinal study investigates the effects of bilingualism in the spelling strategies of English-Portuguese speaking children. A total of 88 six- to-seven-year-old bilinguals and monolinguals were followed during one academic year and data gathered on a…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Spelling, Emergent Literacy, Longitudinal Studies