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ERIC Number: EJ1184184
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Jul
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0161-1461
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Moved by Reading in a Spanish-Speaking, Dual Language Learner Population
Adams, Ashley M.; Glenberg, Arthur M.; Restrepo, Ma Adelaida
Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, v49 n3 p582-594 Jul 2018
Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an English-only version and a Spanish-support version of an embodied reading comprehension intervention (Moved by Reading) consisting of 3 stages (physical manipulation, imagined manipulation, and transfer) for Spanish-English dual language learners. Method: Sixty-one dual language learners in Arizona were randomly assigned to 4 groups (Spanish-support control, Spanish-support intervention, English-only control, and English-only intervention). Analyses of variance were used to compare control and intervention groups and to compare groups according to the language of the intervention. Results: Children in the Spanish-support intervention group significantly outperformed both control groups during the physical manipulation stage, whereas children in the English-only intervention group outperformed both control groups in the imagined manipulation stage, but there was little transfer to a new, unrelated text. Conclusions: The Moved by Reading intervention, in both its English-only and Spanish-support versions, improved performance on comprehension questions, but in different stages of the intervention. The Spanish-support version of the intervention was most effective in the physical manipulation stage, whereas the English-only version was more effective in the imagined manipulation stage. Neither version was effective in producing significant transfer effects.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Identifiers - Location: Arizona
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1324807; 1020367