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Wofford, Mary Claire; Wood, Carla – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2021
Spanish-English-speaking dual language learners (SE-DLLs) from low-income backgrounds are at risk for experiencing academic difficulty compared to peers of ethnic-majority, middle- and high-income backgrounds. Caregiver language input is a consistent predictor of later developmental and academic outcomes. The current study targeted caregivers (n…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, At Risk Students, Minority Group Students, English Language Learners
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Marefat, Fahimeh; Mostafaii, Mahnaz; Sajedifard, Mohammad – MEXTESOL Journal, 2020
Delving into the linguistic performance of EFL learners with varying linguistic backgrounds and potentials appears to be of huge significance, particularly in EFL classrooms. The knowledge of the potential variations between monolingual and bilingual EFL learners might help teachers better meet the needs of these learners, for instance through…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Monolingualism, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Durgunoglu, Aydin Yücesan; Bigelow, Martha – Language Teaching, 2017
The field of language teaching and learning is in dire need of replications of vocabulary and comprehension research with diverse populations of learners. We propose for replication one large-scale vocabulary intervention carried out successfully in a middle-school with monolingual and multilingual students. This study was carried out several…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods