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50 Years of ERIC
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Knowledge of Words, Knowledge about Words: Dimensions of Vocabulary in First and Second Language Learners in Sixth Grade
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Kieffer, Michael J.; Lesaux, Nonie K. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2012
Despite acknowledging the complex nature of vocabulary knowledge, researchers have rarely investigated the dimensionality of this construct empirically. This study was designed to test a multi-dimensional model of English vocabulary knowledge for sixth-grade students from linguistically diverse backgrounds (n = 584). Participants included language…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Knowledge Level, Minority Groups, English
Revisiting Assumptions about the Relationship of Fluent Reading to Comprehension: Spanish-Speakers' Text-Reading Fluency in English
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Crosson, Amy C.; Lesaux, Nonie K. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2010
Despite the growing body of research investigating the nature of text-reading fluency and its relationship to comprehension among monolingual children, very little is known about text-reading fluency for language minority (LM) learners reading in English. The present study investigated the nature of text-reading fluency--its relationship to…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency, Oral Language
The Role of Reading Self-Concept and Home Literacy Practices in Fourth Grade Reading Comprehension
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Katzir, Tami; Lesaux, Nonie K.; Kim, Young-Suk – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2009
This study examined the relationships among reading comprehension, reading self-concept, and home literacy environment (HLE) in a sample (n = 67) of fourth grade children enrolled in an urban school district. Children's reading comprehension, word reading, and verbal ability were assessed using standardized measures. Reading self-concept was…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Self Concept, Reading Comprehension, Verbal Ability
The Role of Derivational Morphology in the Reading Comprehension of Spanish-Speaking English Language Learners
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Kieffer, Michael J.; Lesaux, Nonie K. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2008
This study examined the relationship between morphological awareness and reading comprehension in English among Spanish-speaking English language learners (ELLs) followed from fourth through fifth grade. Students' ability to decompose derived words while reading was assessed using an experimental task. Multiple regression analyses were used to…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Morphology (Languages), Second Language Learning, Grade 5
The Effects of Timed and Untimed Testing Conditions on the Reading Comprehension Performance of Adults with Reading Disabilities. Special Issue on Reading Comprehension ? Part II
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Lesaux, Nonie K.; Pearson, M. Rufina; Siegel, Linda S. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2006
This study examined the effects of extra time on the reading comprehension performance of a heterogeneous group of adults with reading disabilities. Sixty-four adults participated. A clinic that assesses learning disabilities identified 22 as reading disabled, and 42 as normal readers. The 64 adults took a reading comprehension test under both…
Descriptors: Timed Tests, Reading Tests, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties
Investigating Cognitive and Linguistic Abilities that Influence the Reading Comprehension Skills of Children from Diverse Linguistic Backgrounds
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Lesaux, Nonie K.; Lipka, Orly; Siegel, Linda S. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2006
This study investigated the influence of cognitive and linguistic skills on the reading comprehension performance of a group of learners from diverse linguistic backgrounds. The study also compared the reading comprehension performance of grade 4 children who entered kindergarten with little or no experience with English (ESL) to that of a group…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Student Diversity, Cognitive Ability, Linguistic Competence