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Direct linkCarter, Bridget C. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the relationship of language proficiency (WIDA) on the performance of third, fourth, and fifth grade English language learners who were administered the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) assessments during the 2017-2018 assessment year. The Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) reading and…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, State Standards
The Relationship between Reading Proficiency and Reading Strategy Use: A Study of Adult ESL Learners
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Download full textHuang, Jiuhan; Nisbet, Deanna – Journal of Adult Education, 2014
This article explores the relationship between reading strategy use and reading proficiency among 121 adult ESL learners. Reading strategy use was measured by the SORS, and reading proficiency was determined by the CASAS Reading Test and BEST Literacy Test. Findings of the study reveal that (a) adult ESL learners are active strategies users; (b)…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Reading Instruction, Reading Strategies, Reading Skills
Zehr, Mary Ann – Education Week, 2007
In the past decade, Harrisonburg, Virginia, has become a magnet for immigrant families drawn to jobs in the poultry and construction industries. More than 1,600 of the school district's 4,400 students are English-learners. The largest group of newcomers are Latinos, followed by Kurdish and Russian refugees. In this article, the author discusses a…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Tests, Immigrants
