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Goodwin, Amanda P.; August, Diane; Calderon, Margarita – Language Learning, 2015
The current study unites multiple theories (i.e., the orthographic depth hypothesis and linguistic grain size theory, the simple view of reading, and the common underlying proficiency model) to explore differences in how 113 fourth-grade Spanish-speaking English learners (ELs) approached reading in their native language of Spanish, which is…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Reading Comprehension, Reading Processes
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Cheung, Him; Chan, Miranda; Chong, Karen – Language Learning, 2007
We tested Chinese-English bi-scriptal fourth-graders on reading aloud and comprehension in Chinese and English and their understanding of some structural principles underlying Chinese orthography. These principles concern phonological and semantic representation in written Chinese. Regressions showed that knowledge about phonological…
Descriptors: Semantics, Cues, Reading Comprehension, Chinese