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Exploring Sources of Reading Comprehension Difficulties among Language Minority Learners and Their Classmates in Early Adolescence
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Lesaux, Nonie K.; Kieffer, Michael J. – American Educational Research Journal, 2010
This study explores the nature of reading comprehension difficulties among early adolescent language minority (LM) learners and native English speakers in urban schools. Sixth-grade students (399 LM learners, 182 native English speakers) were screened for difficulties, using a standardized measure of reading comprehension. Of these, 262 students…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Urban Schools, Reading Comprehension, Middle School Students