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Direct linkPatricia E. Rainer – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This qualitative, single case study of linguistically diverse sixth-grade students to understand how these students explored and experienced their English literacy development (ELD) by using Retrospective Miscue Analysis (RMA) and Collaborative Retrospective Miscue Analysis (CRMA). In addition, the study explored the roles that families and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Miscue Analysis
Peer reviewedChaparro, Erin A.; Smolkowski, Keith; Gunn, Barbara; Dennis, Caroline; Vadasy, Patricia – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2022
This paper reports the outcomes of an experimental evaluation of "Direct Instruction Spoken English" ("DISE"), an English language curriculum that focuses on developing English speaking, listening, and comprehension skills in English Learners (ELs). Twenty-nine middle schools in three states were randomly assigned to teach…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Download full textChaparro, Erin A.; Smolkowski, Keith; Gunn, Barbara; Dennis, Caroline; Vadasy, Patricia – Grantee Submission, 2022
This paper reports the outcomes of an experimental evaluation of "Direct Instruction Spoken English (DISE)," an English language curriculum that focuses on developing English speaking, listening, and comprehension skills in English Learners (ELs). Twenty-nine middle schools in three states were randomly assigned to teach "DISE"…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Zhao, Jing – ProQuest LLC, 2019
There have been sweeping changes in foreign language education in the United States. As the world is experiencing unprecedented globalization, knowledge of a foreign language and familiarity with other cultures have become increasingly important. Public schools are now implementing dual immersion programs to better prepare students for the…
Descriptors: Oral Reading, Reading Fluency, Reading Comprehension, Orthographic Symbols
Hussien, Abdelaziz M. – International Education Studies, 2014
This study examined oral reading fluency (ORF) of bilingual and monolingual students. The author selected a sample of 510 (258 males and 252 females) native Arabic-speaking sixth-graders (62 bilinguals and 448 monolinguals) in Egypt. The purposes were; (a) to examine oral reading rate, oral reading accuracy, prosody, and oral reading comprehension…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Oral Reading, Reading Fluency, Reading Comprehension
Stokes, Nicole Osterman – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of the present study was to examine the predictive ability of oral reading fluency (R-CBM) on a sixth grade high-stakes assessment with ELL and non-ELL students, as well as determine the average rate of growth on R-CBM and how that relates to level of English Proficiency. The participants in the current study included 350 sixth grade…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, State Standards, Academic Achievement, Second Language Learning
Montes, Florencia; Botero, María Patricia; Pechthalt, Tracy – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2009
The purpose of this action research paper is to disseminate the results of a 2-month study which focuses on how a student's first language (L1) reading comprehension skills affect the same skills in their second language (L2). The subjects of the study are sixth grade girls, ranging in age from 11 to 13 years old. They attend a private bilingual…
Descriptors: Action Research, Reading Comprehension, Second Language Learning, Grade 6
