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Fitzgerald, Jill; Amendum, Steven J.; Relyea, Jackie Eunjung; Garcia, Sandra G. – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2015
The present study investigated whether young Latino dual-language learners' 2-year English reading growth varied over time according to their initial overall oral English ability. We followed 41 Latino children for 2 years. We tested overall oral English at the beginning of the study and administered multiple curriculum-based reading assessments…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, English (Second Language), Reading Skills, Language Skills
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Vadasy, Patricia F.; Sanders, Elizabeth A. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2012
The current study follows a sample of lower skilled language minority (LM) and native English-speaking (non-LM) students who participated in an efficacy trial of a kindergarten phonics-based intervention. Follow-up procedures allowed 93% of the original sample to be retained for simple treatment effects modeling (N = 78 LM and N = 59 non-LM) and…
Descriptors: Followup Studies, Kindergarten, Reading Instruction, Intervention
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2010
"Sound Partners" (Vadasy et al., 2004) is a phonics-based tutoring program that provides supplemental reading instruction to elementary school students grades K-3 with below average reading skills. The program is designed specifically for use by tutors with minimal training and experience. Instruction emphasizes letter-sound…
Descriptors: Phonics, Tutoring, Reading Instruction, Elementary School Students