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Kieffer, Michael J.; Vukovic, Rose K. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
Drawing on the cognitive and ecological domains within the componential model of reading, this longitudinal study explores heterogeneity in the sources of reading difficulties for language minority learners and native English speakers in urban schools. Students (N = 150) were followed from first through third grade and assessed annually on…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Urban Schools, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties
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Goetry, Vincent; Wade-Woolley, Lesly; Kolinsky, Regine; Mousty, Philippe – Journal of Research in Reading, 2006
French and Dutch differ regarding the manifestations and lexical functions of the stress pattern of words. The present study examined group differences in stress processing abilities between French-native and Dutch-native listeners, thus extending previous cross-linguistic comparisons involving Spanish-native and French-native adults. The results…
Descriptors: Indo European Languages, French, Reading Processes, Phonology
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Chiappe, Penny; Siegel, Linda S. – Elementary School Journal, 2006
This study examined the development of reading and reading-related skills for native and nonnative speakers of English through the first and second grades. Tasks assessing reading, phonological, and language processing were administered to 36 native English speakers (NS) and 38 children who spoke English as a second language (ELL). Both ELL and NS…
Descriptors: Recognition (Achievement), Language Processing, Word Recognition, Reading Skills