ERIC Number: EJ1148878
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 7
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ISSN: EISSN-1938-2243
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Group Differences between English and Spanish Speakers' Reading Fluency Growth in Bilingual Immersion Education
Taub, Gordon E.; Sivo, Stephen A.; Puyana, Olivia E.
School Psychology Forum, v11 n2 p45-51 Sum 2017
This study investigates second language acquisition of learners enrolled in a dual language/two-way bilingual immersion program. Two groups of third-grade students participated in this study. The first group was composed of Spanish-dominant participants learning English, and the second group was composed of English-dominant students learning Spanish. The results indicate statistically significant between-group differences on the posttest reading fluency raw score dependent variable but not on posttest standard scores. Implications of the results related to instructional programming as well as the use of raw and standard scores for progress monitoring are discussed.
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Second Language Learning, Bilingual Education Programs, Immersion Programs, English Language Learners, Spanish, Comparative Analysis, Statistical Significance, Language Tests, Pretests Posttests, Reading Fluency, Scores, Teaching Methods, Progress Monitoring, Achievement Tests, Academic Achievement, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 3; Primary Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Florida
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement
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