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White, Michelle J. – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2021
The current longitudinal study set out to investigate the development of working memory and English language skills of 5-6 year old English Language Learners. These English Language Learners are all in their first year of formal schooling and all attend the same school in South Africa. South Africa has a rich linguistic diversity which results in…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency, Short Term Memory
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De Witt, M. W.; Lessing, A. C. – Early Child Development and Care, 2018
Many South African children struggle in acquiring literacy and reading skills. It seems as if caregivers may be missing an important aspect in guiding children's emergent reading development. The question is whether there are underlying concepts needed for emergent literacy and the acquisition of reading skills. The nature of the reading process…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Emergent Literacy, Reading Skills, Literacy