ERIC Number: EJ1047789
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 24
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1523-5882
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Language of Instruction as a Moderator for Transfer of Reading Comprehension Skills among Spanish-Speaking English Language Learners
Carlo, María S.; Barr, Christopher D.; August, Diane; Calderón, Margarita; Artzi, Lauren
Bilingual Research Journal, v37 n3 p287-310 2014
This three-year longitudinal study investigated the role of language of instruction in moderating the relationships between initial levels of English oral language proficiency and Spanish reading comprehension and growth in English reading comprehension. The study followed Spanish-speaking English language learners in English-only literacy instruction, an early-exit bilingual program, or a late-exit bilingual program, from third through fifth grade. Students in all groups experienced significant growth in English reading comprehension. For the English-only group, initial levels of Spanish reading comprehension were not related to growth in English reading comprehension. However, for students in the two bilingually instructed groups, those who began with stronger Spanish reading comprehension skills grew faster in English reading comprehension than students without initial strong Spanish reading comprehension skills.
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Spanish, Bilingual Education, Literacy Education, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language), Longitudinal Studies, Elementary School Students, English Language Learners, Role, Oral Language, Bilingual Education Programs, Transfer of Training, Language Tests, Scores, Predictor Variables, Language Role, Teaching Methods, Outcomes of Education, Grade 5, Regression (Statistics)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH); Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Language Assessment Scales; Woodcock Language Proficiency Battery
Grant or Contract Numbers: 5-P01-HD39530; ED-98-CO-0071