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Klauda, Susan Lutz; Taboada Barber, Ana; McAllen, Elizabeth B. – Grantee Submission, 2020
Employing a mixed methods approach, this study examined the reading motivations of dual language learners (DLLs) in Grades 3-5 in a suburban Title I school in which the student population was predominantly Hispanic. Twenty-one students completed self-report surveys and participated in interviews focused on two intrinsic motivations (involvement…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, Bilingual Students, Elementary School Students, Hispanic American Students
Taboada Barber, Ana; Cartwright, Kelly B.; Stapleton, Laura; Klauda, Susan Lutz; Archer, Casey; Smith, Peet – Grantee Submission, 2020
Given concerns about the reading achievement of Dual Language Learners (DLLs) in comparison to English Monolinguals (EMs), this study examined individual difference variables contributing to English reading comprehension growth in Spanish-speaking DLLs and their EM counterparts in Grades 1-4. The participants, who included 578 DLLs and 412 EMs,…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Reading Motivation, Reading Comprehension, Second Language Learning
Taboada Barber, Ana; Klauda, Susan Lutz; Stapleton, Laura – Grantee Submission, 2020
Previous studies offer mixed evidence regarding whether a unified model of reading comprehension predictors applies to Dual Language Learners (DLLs) and English Speakers (ESs), or whether distinctive models across language groups are empirically supported. The present study adds another dimension to this body of work by examining multiple reading…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Bilingualism, Reading Motivation, Predictor Variables