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Modeling Child-Based Theoretical Reading Constructs with Struggling Adult Readers
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Nanda, Alice O.; Greenberg, Daphne; Morris, Robin – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2010
This study examined whether measurement constructs behind reading-related tests for struggling adult readers are similar to what is known about measurement constructs for children. The sample included 371 adults reading between the third-and fifth-grade levels, including 127 men and 153 English speakers of other languages. Using measures of skills…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Reading Skills, Reading Difficulties, Factor Analysis
The Effect of Majority Language Exposure on Minority Language Skills: The Case of Inuktitut
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Allen, Shanley E. M.; Crago, Martha; Pesco, Diane – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2006
Children who are native speakers of minority languages often experience stagnation or decline in that language when exposed to a majority language in a school or community situation. This paper examines such a situation among the Inuit of arctic Quebec. All 18 participants in the study were native speakers of Inuktitut, living in home environments…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Native Speakers, Monolingualism, Adults