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Gottardo, Alexandra; Chen, Xi; Huo, Michelle Ru Yun – Reading Research Quarterly, 2021
Research has shown that language and literacy skills in a first language (L1) are related to performance in a second language (L2) and that these relations are reciprocal. However, cross-linguistic skills related to word reading are influenced by numerous factors. These include linguistic factors such as the specific language and literacy skills…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Native Language, Second Language Learning, Reading Skills
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Au-Yeung, Karen; Hipfner-Boucher, Kathleen; Chen, Xi; Pasquarella, Adrian; D'Angelo, Nadia; Deacon, S. Hélène – Reading Research Quarterly, 2015
In this article, we report two studies that compared the development of English and French language and literacy skills in French immersion students identified as native English speakers (EL1s) and English learners (ELs). In study 1, 81 EL1s and 147 ELs were tested in the fall and spring terms of grade 1. The EL1s and ELs had similar outcomes and…
Descriptors: English, Native Speakers, Immersion Programs, French