ERIC Number: ED618408
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jan-28
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
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Longitudinal Predictors of Bilingual Language Proficiency, Decoding, and Oral Reading Fluency on Reading Comprehension in Spanish and in English
Grantee Submission
This study examined the longitudinal prediction of decoding, oral reading fluency (ORF), and bilingual language proficiency (BLP) on student reading comprehension (RC) outcomes in Spanish and in English. Participants were first-grade Latinx students attending bilingual programs. Findings indicated that BLP initial status and gains were significant predictors of Spanish and English RC at the end of second grade. English and Spanish decoding in first grade, in addition to BLP, explained 27 percent of the variance in English reading comprehension. However, only Spanish decoding was a significant predictor of Spanish reading comprehension. Once English and Spanish second grade ORF scores were added to the model, decoding no longer explained any of the variance in RC. BLP, English ORF initial status and gains, and Spanish gains explained 47 percent of the variance in English reading comprehension. BLP and Spanish ORF initial status explained 46 percent of the variance in Spanish RC. [This is the online first version of an article published in "School Psychology Review."]
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Reading Comprehension, Spanish, Reading Fluency, Decoding (Reading), Oral Reading, Bilingualism, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Bilingual Education Programs, Hispanic American Students, Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Predictor Variables, Scores, Transfer of Training, Achievement Tests, Language Tests, Reading Tests, Literacy Education, Emergent Literacy, Reading Achievement, Achievement Gains
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 1; Primary Education; Grade 2
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement; Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS)
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305B070005