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Leafstedt, Jill M.; Gerber, Michael M. – Remedial & Special Education, 2005
This study investigated three questions: Do phonological processes show cross-linguistic transfer? How does the language of instruction influence the relationship between phonological processes and decoding? Does performance on Spanish and English phonological processing tasks similarly predict English decoding for the same English learners (ELs)?…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Phonological Awareness, Language of Instruction, Reading Skills
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Willson, Victor L.; Hughes, Jan N. – Elementary School Journal, 2009
A sample of 784 children with below-median literacy performance in kindergarten or at the beginning of grade 1 was assessed in 5 areas of psychological and social variables: academic competence, sociodemographic characteristics, social/emotional/behavioral characteristics, school context, and home environment. We examined the contribution of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Grade 1, Grade Repetition, Low Achievement
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Vaughn, Sharon; Cirino, Paul T.; Linan-Thompson, Sylvia; Mathes, Patricia G.; Carlson, Coleen D.; Hagan, Eisa Cardenas; Pollard-Durodola, Sharolyn D.; Fletcher, Jack M.; Francis, David J. – American Educational Research Journal, 2006
Two studies of Grade 1 reading interventions for English-language (EL) learners at risk for reading problems were conducted. Two samples of EL students were randomly assigned to a treatment or untreated comparison group on the basis of their language of instruction for core reading (i.e., Spanish or English). In all, 91 students completed the…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Intervention, Spanish, English (Second Language)
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Pollard-Durodola, Sharolyn D.; Mathes, Patricia G.; Vaughn, Sharon; Cardenas-Hagan, Elsa; Linan-Thompson, Sylvia – Topics in Language Disorders, 2006
Components of first-grade intervention programs that addressed oral language and listening comprehension instruction within an intensive literacy intervention for native Spanish-speaking students struggling with reading difficulties are described. Findings for the intervention are based on 4 large-scale experimental studies (published elsewhere)…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Grade 1, Reading Difficulties
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Roberts, Theresa A. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2005
Relationships among articulation, vocabulary, phonemic awareness, and word reading were examined in 45 children who spoke either Hmong or Spanish as their primary language. A theoretical perspective suggesting that English articulation and vocabulary would influence children's English phonemic awareness and English word reading was developed.…
Descriptors: Phonemes, Second Language Learning, Articulation (Speech), Kindergarten
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Langdon, Henriette W. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2002
This article focuses on factors that impact identification of and services for English-language learners (ELLs) with suspected language-learning disabilities. These factors include (a) home and school environments, (b) the school's philosophy, (c) instructional strategies, and (d) other contextual variables that affect language use. In addition,…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Learning Disabilities, Academic Achievement, Second Language Learning
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Lee Swanson, H.; Sez, Leilani; Gerber, Michael – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 2004
This study determined the degree to which the phonological and executive components of memory reflect language-specific capacities in reading achievement. We tested whether the memory processes in a sample of English-language learners that played a major role in predicting second-language acquisition and risk for reading disability (RD) in Grade 1…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), High Risk Students, Grade 1
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Vaughn, Sharon; Linan-Thompson, Sylvia; Mathes, Patricia G.; Cirino, Paul T.; Carlson, Coleen D.; Pollard-Durodola, Sharolyn D.; Cardenas-Hagan, Elsa; Francis, David J. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2006
The effectiveness of an explicit, systematic reading intervention for first-grade students whose home language was Spanish and who were at risk for reading difficulties was examined. Participants were 69 students in 20 classrooms in 7 schools from 3 districts who initially did not pass the screening in Spanish and were randomly assigned within…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Reading Difficulties, Reading Skills, Language of Instruction
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Wong, Shuk Wa; Hughes, Jan N. – School Psychology Review, 2006
This study examined ethnic and language group differences on dimensions of parent-rated and teacher-rated parent involvement after adjusting for the influence of family socioeconomic factors. A total of 179 teachers and 481 parents provided information on parent school involvement for a sample of ethnically and linguistically diverse first-grade…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Parent Participation
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Norton, Nadjwa E. J.; Bentley, Courtley C. – Feminist Teacher: A Journal of the Practices, Theories, and Scholarship of Feminist Teaching, 2006
This article focuses on the findings of two multicultural feminist critical researchers who research with, for, and about Puerto Rican and Dominican youth and children. Across the research, participants developed peer structures, challenged school pedagogies, and maintained relationships with teachers. The authors present the article in two…
Descriptors: Puerto Ricans, Latin Americans, Hispanic Americans, Cultural Pluralism
Zehr, Mary Ann – Education Week, 2005
In a demographic shift that is ahead of the state as a whole, but representative of many small towns in the region, Hispanics make up nearly 27 percent of the enrollment in the 800-student Hennessey school district, up from 18.2 percent in the 2000-2001 school year. In response to those changes, the district has adjusted how it teaches…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Immersion Programs, Bilingual Students, Limited English Speaking
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Laija-Rodriguez, Wilda; Ochoa, Salvador Hector; Parker, Richard – Bilingual Research Journal, 2006
The Office of Civil Rights (2001) and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Antunez, 2003) mandate that language proficiency and academic achievement be measured in order to provide equal educational opportunities to English language learners and have an accountability system for their language and academic growth. The Cognitive Academic Language…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Spanish, English (Second Language), Academic Achievement
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Vaughn, Sharon; Mathes, Patricia; Linan-Thompson, Sylvia; Cirino, Paul; Carlson, Coleen; Pollard-Durodola, Sharolyn; Cardenas-Hagan, Elsa; Francis, David – Elementary School Journal, 2006
A first-grade reading and language development intervention for English language learners (Spanish/English) at risk for reading difficulties was examined. The intervention was conducted in the same language as students' core reading instruction (English). Two hundred sixteen first-grade students from 14 classrooms in 4 schools from 2 districts…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Reading Instruction, Intervention, Instructional Effectiveness
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Norton, Nadjwa Effat Laila – Language Arts, 2005
This multicultural feminist critical narrative inquiry examines how one Dominican Spanish and English speaking poor immigrant first grader, Pam, utilizes her critical literacies to intervene against inequitable teaching practices and affirm her cultures. Implications for early childhood educators to develop culturally responsive practices that…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Culturally Relevant Education, Inquiry, Spanish Speaking
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Fain, Jeanne G.; Horn, Robin – Language Arts, 2006
Family literature circles are literacy events that provide children with the opportunity to talk about a book in whatever language they choose at home prior to discussing it in English as required at school. These discussions help to create a context for language acquisition in the child's first and second language. While state law restricts one's…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Parents as Teachers, Childrens Literature, Literacy Education
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