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Improving Vocabulary and Comprehension Skills of Secondary-Level Students from Diverse Backgrounds
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McCollin, Michelle; O'Shea, Doris J.; McQuiston, Kathleen – Preventing School Failure, 2009
Secondary-level students from culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) backgrounds who struggle with reading need strategies for aligning new information with their previous knowledge as well as for obtaining and retaining essential information from the text. Important components of all secondary literacy support must include instruction in…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Strategies, Secondary Education, Vocabulary Development