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Growth in Reading-Related Skills of Language Minority Learners and Their Classmates: More Evidence for Early Identification and Intervention
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Kieffer, Michael J.; Vukovic, Rose K. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2013
This longitudinal study investigated growth in reading-related skills between Grade 1 and 4 for language minority (LM) learners and their native English-speaking classmates from similarly low socioeconomic backgrounds (N = 166). Growth trajectories were compared by language background and by Grade 4 reading difficulties, with the goal of informing…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Longitudinal Studies, Reading Skills, Elementary School Students
Components and Context: Exploring Sources of Reading Difficulties for Language Minority Learners and Native English Speakers in Urban Schools
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Kieffer, Michael J.; Vukovic, Rose K. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
Drawing on the cognitive and ecological domains within the componential model of reading, this longitudinal study explores heterogeneity in the sources of reading difficulties for language minority learners and native English speakers in urban schools. Students (N = 150) were followed from first through third grade and assessed annually on…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Urban Schools, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties