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Rodriguez, Cathi Draper; Filler, John; Higgins, Kyle – Computers in the Schools, 2012
Through this exploratory study the authors investigated the effects of primary language support delivered via computer on the English reading comprehension skills of English language learners. Participants were 28 First-grade students identified as Limited English Proficient. The primary language of all participants was Spanish. Students were…
Descriptors: Reading Improvement, Educational Technology, Grade 1, English Language Learners
Fitzgerald, Jill; Amendum, Steven J.; Relyea, Jackie Eunjung; Garcia, Sandra G. – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2015
The present study investigated whether young Latino dual-language learners' 2-year English reading growth varied over time according to their initial overall oral English ability. We followed 41 Latino children for 2 years. We tested overall oral English at the beginning of the study and administered multiple curriculum-based reading assessments…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, English (Second Language), Reading Skills, Language Skills
Petersen, Douglas B.; Gillam, Ronald B. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2013
Sixty-three bilingual Latino children who were at risk for language impairment were administered reading-related measures in English and Spanish (letter identification, phonological awareness, rapid automatized naming, and sentence repetition) and descriptive measures including English language proficiency (ELP), language ability (LA),…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, English Language Learners, Spanish Speaking, Hispanic American Students
López, Minda Morren – Bilingual Research Journal, 2013
This article reports a qualitative study of the reasons mothers chose to enroll their children in a Spanish/English two-way immersion (TWI) Program in Central Texas. Some of the mothers' reasons varied, and others overlap. All mothers expressed the belief that the program would provide their children with more opportunities, cognitive benefits,…
Descriptors: Mother Attitudes, Immersion Programs, Spanish, English (Second Language)
Johanna Cena; Doris Luft Baker; Edward J. Kame'enui; Scott K. Baker; Yonghan Park; Keith Smolkowski – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2013
This study examined the impact of a 15-min daily explicit vocabulary intervention in Spanish on expressive and receptive vocabulary knowledge and oral reading fluency in Spanish, and on language proficiency in English. Fifty Spanish-speaking English learners who received 90 min of Spanish reading instruction in an early transition model were…
Descriptors: Spanish, Intervention, Expressive Language, Receptive Language
Davison, Megan Dunn; Hammer, Carol; Lawrence, Frank R. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2011
It is well established that monolingual preschoolers' oral language development (vocabulary and oral comprehension) contributes to their later reading abilities; however, less is known about this relationship in bilingual populations where children are developing knowledge of two languages. It may be that children's abilities in one language do…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Oral Language, Language Acquisition, Reading Ability
Nelson, J. Ron; Vadasy, Patricia F.; Sanders, Elizabeth A. – Journal of Literacy Research, 2011
The purpose of this study was to test the efficacy of a Tier 2 standard protocol supplemental intervention designed simultaneously to develop root word vocabulary and reinforce decoding skills being taught to all students in the core beginning reading program with kindergarten Spanish-speaking English learners (ELs). Participating students were…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Speech Communication, Intervention, Beginning Reading
Peller, Sarah – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The present study examined the relationship between children's early literacy-related abilities and their reading achievement in late elementary school in the context of a Puerto Rican community in Massachusetts. The researcher examined four years of student achievement test data from the public elementary schools of Holyoke, Massachusetts. The…
Descriptors: Puerto Ricans, Reading Tests, Grade 1, Grade 4
Baker, Doris Luft; Burns, Darci; Kame'enui, Edward J.; Smolkowski, Keith; Baker, Scott King – Grantee Submission, 2015
This study examines the effect of 30 min of small group explicit instruction on reading outcomes for first-grade Spanish-speaking English learners (ELs) at risk of reading difficulties. Participants were 78 ELs from seven schools who were receiving Spanish only, or Spanish and English, whole group reading instruction in first grade. Students were…
Descriptors: Small Group Instruction, Reading Instruction, Grade 1, Elementary School Students
Rogasner, Marjorie – i.e.: inquiry in education, 2010
How often have we said: "The parents are not involved--they are just not interested." My two-year action research study evaluated a variety of methods which led to more immigrant parent participation in family workshops. The study took place in a Chicago public school, in a first grade bilingual classroom. All of the families are Spanish…
Descriptors: Parent Workshops, Program Effectiveness, Immigrants, Action Research
Viewing as a Cultural Tool in the Construction of Meaning with Expository Texts for Young Bilinguals
Moses, Lindsey – Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 2013
This article provides a deeper understanding of how young bilinguals constructed meaning with expository texts in an inquiry-based setting over an academic year. An examination of classroom transcripts and analysis revealed how "Viewing" became the most frequently used literacy practice and a cultural tool in the construction of meaning…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Expository Writing, Reading Comprehension, Sociocultural Patterns
Gort, Mileidis – Journal of Literacy Research, 2012
This qualitative study examined code-switching patterns in the writing-related talk of 6 emergent Spanish-English bilingual first-grade children. Audio recordings, field notes, and writing artifacts documenting participant activities and language use in Spanish and English writing workshops were gathered over the course of 6 months and analyzed…
Descriptors: Sociolinguistics, Writing Processes, Writing Workshops, Code Switching (Language)
Kim, Young-Suk – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
We investigated the relations of L2 (i.e., English) oral reading fluency, silent reading fluency, word reading automaticity, oral language skills, and L1 literacy skills (i.e., Spanish) to L2 reading comprehension for Spanish-speaking English language learners in the first grade (N = 150). An analysis was conducted for the entire sample as well as…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Literacy, Speech Communication, Second Language Learning
Brunner, Josie – Online Submission, 2013
AISD staff's top three suggested priorities for the Dual Language (DL) program in 2013-2014 were: professional development opportunities, program alignment, and increased availability of materials and resources.
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Bilingual Education Programs, Faculty Development, Alignment (Education)
Fernández, Camila – First Language, 2013
Emerging pragmatic language skills involve social, cognitive and linguistic abilities, including children's awareness of the conversational partner's mental states. The present study investigated the relation between children's theory of mind (ToM) and features of pragmatic language skills assessed through narrative discourse. One hundred and…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Theory of Mind, Preschool Children, Social Cognition