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Alexandra Affranti; Valentina Tobia; Stephanie Bellocchi; Paola Bonifacci – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2024
Many studies have explored how Language-Minority Bilingual Children (LMBC) read and comprehend, while the way they learn to spell and write has received less attention. This study aimed to assess a comprehensive profile of spelling and writing skills in LMBC, comparing performances of 4th and 5th grade bilingual (n = 74) and monolingual (n = 131)…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Spelling, Writing Ability, Grade 4
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Strong, John Z. – Reading Psychology, 2023
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects and social validity of Read STOP Write, a text structure intervention for reading and writing, in grades four and five. In a cluster randomized trial, 11 teachers in three elementary schools were randomly assigned to deliver Read STOP Write or RARE Reading & Writing, an alternative…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Writing Instruction, Grade 4, Grade 5
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Elaine R. Silliman; Ruth H. Bahr; Robin L. Danzak; Maria Rosa Brea-Spahn – Topics in Language Disorders, 2024
One aim of this article is to shift mindsets from the traditional identification of written language abilities that are "missing" in students with specific learning disabilities (SLDs) to writing assessment as the discovery of more complex language strengths foundational to success across disciplines. The multiple language-levels (MLL)…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Writing Evaluation, Writing Ability, Writing Instruction
Valentine, Katherine A.; Truckenmiller, Adrea J.; Troia, Gary A.; Aldridge, Sydney – Grantee Submission, 2021
Understanding students' progress towards meeting grade-level expectations within an academic year is the goal of many education stakeholders so that they can make decisions to adjust instruction and improve students' learning trajectories. The purpose of this study was to explore 4th and 5th grade students' progress towards meeting expectations in…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Grade 5, Writing Skills
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L. Hannah; E. E. Jang; M. Shah; V. Gupta – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2023
Machines have a long-demonstrated ability to find statistical relationships between qualities of texts and surface-level linguistic indicators of writing. More recently, unlocked by artificial intelligence, the potential of using machines to identify content-related writing trait criteria has been uncovered. This development is significant,…
Descriptors: Validity, Automation, Scoring, Writing Assignments
Tabitha Dudley – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of the study was to discover the pathways and roadblocks that lead to ELLs' writing abilities in fourth grade after transitioning from a bilingual to a general education classroom. This research compared students' data points in Dual Language classes on state assessments and the writing strategies implemented by Dual Language teachers.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, General Education, Grade 4, Writing Ability