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Tapia, Esther; Reyes, Iliana; Kalman, Judith – Literacy, 2023
In this article, we share the vernacular literacy practices of a sixth grade students in Mexico City. From a sociocultural, ethnographic perspective and based on the contributions of the sociolinguistics of mobility and funds of knowledge, we describe the experiences and knowledge that children bring with them from home and the community to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mexicans, Elementary School Students, Cultural Background
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Silva-Maceda, Gabriela; Camarillo-Salazar, Blanca Flor – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2021
This experimental study aimed to influence reading comprehension skills through the development of one or both components of the Simple View of Reading (decoding and listening comprehension), by using a differentiated instruction approach. Reading comprehension skill gains were compared in an intervention group versus a control, after the delivery…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Achievement, Achievement Gains, Reading Instruction
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Goldenberg, Claude; Tolar, Tammy D.; Reese, Leslie; Francis, David J.; Bazán, Antonio Ray; Mejía-Arauz, Rebeca – American Educational Research Journal, 2014
This comparative study examines relationships between phonemic awareness and Spanish reading skill acquisition among three groups of Spanish-speaking first and second graders: children in Mexico receiving reading instruction in Spanish and children in the United States receiving reading instruction in either Spanish or English. Children were…
Descriptors: Phonemic Awareness, Teaching Methods, Spanish, Reading Skills
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Tacelosky, Kathleen – Hispania, 2013
Following observations and interviews with transnational children that have one or more years of school in the United States and are now in school in Mexico, it was determined that the Mexican public school system has no mechanism in place to offer them the support they need. Therefore, I collaborated with Mexican university students to seek…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Foreign Countries, Interviews, College Students