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The Language of Mathematics: Investigating the Ways Language Counts for Children's Mathematical Development
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Vukovic, Rose K.; Lesaux, Nonie K. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2013
This longitudinal study examined how language ability relates to mathematical development in a linguistically and ethnically diverse sample of children from 6 to 9 years of age. Study participants were 75 native English speakers and 92 language minority learners followed from first to fourth grades. Autoregression in a structural equation modeling…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Mathematics, Language, Children
Growth in Reading-Related Skills of Language Minority Learners and Their Classmates: More Evidence for Early Identification and Intervention
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Kieffer, Michael J.; Vukovic, Rose K. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2013
This longitudinal study investigated growth in reading-related skills between Grade 1 and 4 for language minority (LM) learners and their native English-speaking classmates from similarly low socioeconomic backgrounds (N = 166). Growth trajectories were compared by language background and by Grade 4 reading difficulties, with the goal of informing…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Longitudinal Studies, Reading Skills, Elementary School Students