ERIC Number: EJ1438106
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 23
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1481-868X
EISSN: EISSN-1920-1818
A School-Based Professional Learning Community Improving Equity and Inclusion for At-Risk Readers in French Immersion
Krystina Raymond; Robert George; Ron Cadez; Michelle Follows; Nicole Neveux; Kathleen Hipfner-Boucher; Fred Genesee; Xi Chen
Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, v27 n1 p1-23 2024
This longitudinal, mixed-methods study reports on the development and implementation of an early phonological awareness screening and intervention program for struggling emergent readers in a French immersion school in Manitoba. The program was created by a professional learning community made up of the school administrator, teachers, and clinical support staff. This paper describes the process of developing the phonological awareness program and the intervention itself. Forty-two children participated in the phonological awareness intervention that lasted 10 weeks. The intervention was given in English in kindergarten. Significant gains were found in the phonological awareness skills of the children who participated in the intervention. Results also indicated that children's phonological awareness skills in English predicted their French reading levels in Grade 1. In addition, we provide insight into the roles played by key members of the school's PLC through qualitative analysis of a series of semi-structured interviews. The work of the school's professional learning community offers a model that may be implemented by other school teams to promote equity and accessibility for all learners in FI programs.
Descriptors: English, French, Second Language Learning, Immersion Programs, Phonological Awareness, Intervention, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Prediction, Language Skills, Reading Skills, Communities of Practice, Foreign Countries, Bilingualism, Elementary School Students, At Risk Students, Reading Difficulties
Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics / Association Canadienne de Linguistique Appliquée. Departement de langues, linguistique et traduction, Pavillon de Koninck, Universite Laval, Quebec, QC G1K 7P4, Canada. Web site: https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/CJAL
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Grade 1
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening
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