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Snoder, Per; Laufer, Batia – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2022
The study investigated how well Swedish adolescents recognize the meaning of derived words in English and whether this knowledge is determined by learner proficiency, word frequency, or affix type. Participants were 88 school students in two proficiency groups: 39 advanced 12th graders and 49 intermediate 9th graders. Two tests of receptive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English Language Learners, Grade 12, Grade 9
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Tang, Kok-Sing; Rappa, Natasha Anne – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2021
This paper illustrates the role of metalanguage in an explicit literacy instruction to talk about the forms and functions of scientific genres, particularly the genre of explanation. In the context of science, metalanguage refers to the technical terms for talking "about" scientific language using words like law, hypothesis, and…
Descriptors: Metalinguistics, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Literacy Education
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Psyridou, Maria; Tolvanen, Asko; de Jong, Peter F.; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina; Poikkeus, Anna-Maija; Torppa, Minna – Developmental Psychology, 2021
This study examined developmental profiles of reading fluency and reading comprehension in Grades 1 to 9 (ages 7 to 15) in a large Finnish sample (N = 2,518). In addition, early predictors of the profiles were analyzed with respect to kindergarten cognitive skills (phonological awareness, letter knowledge, rapid automized naming [RAN], number…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency, Grade 1, Grade 9
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Moleko, Matshidiso Mirriam – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2021
Visualisation plays a critical role in the teaching and learning of mathematics word problems. It is an essential tool for enabling learners to create meaningful mental pictures necessary for solving mathematical problems. Appropriate visualisation requires good reading skills, English proficiency and an understanding of mathematical vocabulary,…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Visualization, Case Studies, Problem Solving