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Partanen, Marita; Siegel, Linda S. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2014
This study examined the longitudinal effects of an early literacy intervention in Kindergarten. A group of children completed reading and cognitive measures between Kindergarten (5-6 years old) and Grade 7 (12-13 years old). Our results showed that 22% of children were identified as at-risk for reading deficits in Kindergarten, but only 6% of…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Early Intervention, Literacy Education, Kindergarten
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Marinova-Todd, Stefka H.; Siegel, Linda S.; Mazabel, Silvia – Topics in Language Disorders, 2013
Purpose: The main goal of this study was to examine whether the morphological structure of a child's first language determined the strength of association between morphological awareness and reading and spelling skills in English, their second language. Methods: The sample consisted of 888 Grade six students who had English as their first language…
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Language Skills, Literacy, English Language Learners
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Da Fontoura, Helena A.; Siegel, Linda S. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1995
Examines the nature of language, memory, and reading skills of bilingual Portuguese-Canadian students and determines the relationship between reading problems in English and reading problems in Portuguese. Finds that the majority (67%) showed at least an average proficiency in both languages. Suggests that bilingualism does not have negative…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, English, Intermediate Grades, Language Skills