Effectiveness of a Spanish intervention and an English intervention for English-language learners at risk for reading problems

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 449-487

  Vaughn, Sharon ^a,e,f,g   Cirino, Paul T ^b   Linan Thompson, Sylvia ^a   Mathes, Patricia G ^c,h   Carlson, Coleen D ^b   Hagan, Elsa Cardenas ^b,i   Pollard Durodola, Sharolyn D ^d   Fletcher, Jack M ^b   Francis, David J ^b,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Institute for Education Science   (United States)

^f National Institute for Child Health and Human Development   (United States)

^g Office of Special Education Programs   (United States)

^h Office of Special Education Programs ^*  (United States)

ⁱ Valley Speech Center   (United States)

Author keywords

At risk; English language learner; Intervention; Reading; Spanish speaking students

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749256122     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00028312043003449     Document Type: Article

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