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Direct linkKieffer, Michael J.; Lesaux, Nonie K. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2012
Despite acknowledging the complex nature of vocabulary knowledge, researchers have rarely investigated the dimensionality of this construct empirically. This study was designed to test a multi-dimensional model of English vocabulary knowledge for sixth-grade students from linguistically diverse backgrounds (n = 584). Participants included language…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Knowledge Level, Minority Groups, English
Kieffer, Michael J.; Lesaux, Nonie K. – Language Learning, 2012
This study tested three hypotheses about the direct and indirect contributions of derivational morphological awareness to English reading comprehension in sixth-grade students from differing language backgrounds (n= 952). Students included Spanish-speaking, Filipino-speaking, and Vietnamese-speaking language minority learners as well as native…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Speech Communication, Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency
