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Effects of a Paired Literacy Program on Emerging Bilingual Children's Biliteracy Outcomes in Third Grade
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Soltero-González, Lucinda; Sparrow, Wendy; Butvilofsky, Sandra; Escamilla, Kathy; Hopewell, Susan – Journal of Literacy Research, 2016
This longitudinal study examined whether the implementation of a Spanish-English paired literacy approach provides an academic advantage to emerging bilingual students over a sequential literacy approach. The study employed a quasi-experimental design. It compared the biliteracy outcomes of third-grade emerging bilingual learners participating in…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Emergent Literacy, Bilingual Education, Early Childhood Education
Changing Teachers' Perceptions about the Writing Abilities of Emerging Bilingual Students: Towards a Holistic Bilingual Perspective on Writing Assessment
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Soltero-Gonzalez, Lucinda; Escamilla, Kathy; Hopewell, Susan – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2012
This study explored the application of a holistic bilingual view to assess the writing of emerging bilingual children. The study is part of a 5-year longitudinal research and intervention project that explores the biliteracy development of Spanish-English emerging bilingual students who are receiving instruction in both languages. Participants…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests, Writing Ability
Examining the Longitudinal Biliterate Trajectory of Emerging Bilingual Learners in a Paired Literacy Instructional Model
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Sparrow, Wendy; Butvilofsky, Sandra; Escamilla, Kathy; Hopewell, Susan; Tolento, Teresa – Bilingual Research Journal, 2014
This longitudinal study examines the biliteracy results of Spanish-English emerging bilingual students who participated in a K-5 paired literacy model in a large school district in Oregon. Spanish and English reading and writing data show longitudinal gains in students' biliterate development, demonstrating the potential of the model in developing…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Bilingualism, School Districts, English (Second Language)