Optimizing literacy in english language learners

Seminars in Speech and Language

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-34

  Restrepo, Maria Adelaida ^a   Gray, Shelley ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biliteracy; English language learners; Language transfer

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPREHENSION; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LINGUISTICS; PHONEME; PREDICTION; READING; SPEECH DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

CHILD; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; PHONETICS; READING; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 34247176152     PISSN: 07340478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-967927     Document Type: Article

References (47)

1. Genesee F, Paradis J, Crago M. Dual Language Development and Disorders: A Handbook on Bilingualism and Second Language Learning. Baltimore, MD: Brooks Publishing; 2004
2. Waits MJ, Campbell HE, Gau R, Jacobs E, Hess RK. Why Some Schools with Latino Children Beat the Odds and Others Don't. Phoenix, AZ: Morrison Institute for Public Policy; Center for the Future of Arizona; 2006
3. Lesaux NK, Siegel LS. The development of reading in children who speak English as a second language. Dev Psychol 2003;36:1005-1019
4. Chiappe P, Siegel L, Gottardo A. Reading-related skills of kindergartners from diverse linguistic backgrounds. Appl Psychol 2002;23:95-116
5. Jimenez RT, Garcia PE, Pearson PD. Three children, two languages, and strategic reading case-studies in bilingual monolingual reading. Am Educ Res J 1995;32:67-97
6. Lindsey K, Manis F, Bailey C. Prediction of first-grade reading in Spanish-speaking English-language learners. J Educ Psychol 2003;95:482-494
7. Verhoeven L. Acquisition of reading in a second language. Read Res Q 1990;25:90-110
8. Verhoeven L.Acquisition of literacy by immigrant children. In: Pontecoruo C, ed. Writing Development: An Interdisciplinary View. Philadelphia, PA: John Benjamins; 1997:219-240
9. Gottardo A. The relationship between language and reading skills in bilingual Spanish-English speakers. Top Lang Dis 2002;22:46-70
10. Proctor CP, Carlo M, August D, Snow C. Native Spanish-speaking children reading in English: toward a model of comprehension. J Educ Psychol 2005;97:246-256
11. Campos J.The Carpinteria Preschool Program: a long-term effects study. In: Garcia E, McLaughlin B, eds. Meeting the Challenge of Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Early Childhood Education. New York: Teachers College Press; 1995:34-48
12. August D, Shanahan T. Developing Literacy in Second Language Learners (Executive Summary) National Literacy Panel of Language Minority Children and Youth: Center for Applied Linguistics; 2006. Available at: http://www.cal.org/natl-litpane/reports/Executive_Summary.pdf. Accessed October 23, 2006
13. Rolstad K, Mahoney K, Glass GV. The big picture: a meta-analysis of program effectiveness research on English language learners. Educational Policy 2005;19:572-594
14. Slavin R, Cheung A. A synthesis of research on language of reading instruction for English language learners. Rev Educ Res 2005;147:247-284
15. Cobo-Lewis AB, Filers R, Pearson BZ, Umbel VC. Interdependence of Spanish and English knowledge in language and literacy among bilingual children. In: Oller DK, Eilers R, eds. Language and Literacy in Bilingual Children Cleveland, OH: Multilingual Matters; 2002:118-132
16. Saville-Troike M. What really matters in second language learning for academic achievement? TESOL Q 1984;18:199-219
17. Waits MJ, Campbell H, Gau R, Jacobs E, Hess RK. Why Some Schools with Latino Children Beat the Odds and Others Don't. Available at: http://www.asu.edu/copp/morrison/LatinEd.pdf Accessed October 20, 2006
18. Bialystok E, McBride-Chang C, Luk G. Bilingualism, language proficiency, and learning to read in two writing systems. J Educ Psychol 2005;97: 580-590
19. Branum-Martin L, Mehta PD, Fletcher JM, Carlson CD, Ortiz A, Carlo M. Bilingual phonological awareness: multilevel construct validation among Spanish-speaking kindergarteners in transitional bilingual education classrooms. J Educ Psychol 2006;98:170-181
20. Durgunoglu AY, Nagy WE, Hancin-Bhatt BJ. Cross-language transfer of phonological awareness. J Educ Psychol 1993;85:4S3-465
21. Cisero CA, Royer JM. The development and cross-language transfer of phonological awareness. Contemporary Educational Psychology 1995;20:275-303
22. Durgunoglu AY. Cross-linguistic transfer in literacy development and implications for language learners. Ann Dyslexia 2002;152:189-204
23. Wang M, Park Y, Lee KR. Korean-English biliteracy acquisition: cross-language phonological and orthographic transfer. J Educ Psychol 2006;98: 148-158
24. Dickinson D, McCabe A, Clark-Chiarelli N, Wolf A. Cross-language transfer of phonological awareness in low-income Spanish and English bilingual preschool children. Applied Psycholinguistics 2004; 25:323-347
25. August D, Carlo M, Dressier C, Snow C. The critical role of vocabulary development for English language learners. Learn Disabil Res Pract 2005; 20:50-57
26. Peña E, Kester ES. Semantic development in Spanish-English bilinguals: theory, assessment, and intervention. In: B Goldstein, ed. Bilingual Language Development and Disorders in Spanish-English Speakers. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes; 2004:105-128
27. Perozzi JA. A pilot study of language facilitation for bilingual language handicapped children: theoretical and intervention implications. J Speech Hear Disord 1985;150:403-406
28. Perozzi JA, Chavez-Sanchez ML. The effect of instruction in L1 on receptive acquisition of L2 for bilingual children with language delay. J Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch 1992;23:348-352
29. Kiernan B, Swisher L. The initial learning of novel English words: two single-subject experiments with minority language children. J Speech Hear Res 1990;33:707-716
30. Jimenez RT, Garcia GE, Pearson PD. Three children, two languages, and strategic reading case-studies in bilingual monolingual reading. Am Educ Res J 1995;1:67-97
31. Jimenez RT, Garcia GE, Pearson PD. The reading strategies of bilingual Latina students who are successful English readers: opportunities and obstacles. Read Res Q 1996;31:90-112
32. Nagy W, McClure EF, Mir M. Linguistic transfer and the use of context by Spanish-English bilinguals. Applied Psycholinguistics 1997;18:431-452
33. August D, Calderon M, Carlo M. Transfer of Reading Skills from Spanish to English: A Study of Young Learners. Center for Applied Linguistics. A report for Practitioners, Parents and Policy Makers; May 2002
34. Proctor CP, August D, Carlo MS, Snow C. The intriguing role of Spanish language vocabulary knowledge in predicting English reading comprehension. J Educ Psychol 2006;98:159-169
35. Rolla San Francisco A, Carlo M, August D, Snow C. The role of language of instruction and vocabulary on the English phonological awareness of Spanish-English bilingual children, Applied Psycholinguisfics 2006;27:229-246
36. Rolla San Francisco A, Mo E, Carlo M, August D, Snow C. The influence of language of literacy instruction and vocabulary on the spelling of Spanish-English bilinguals. Reading Writing 2006;19:627-642
37. Pang ES, Kamil ML. Second-Language Issues in Early Literacy and Instruction. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University; 2004: Publication Series No. 1
38. Kan PF, Kohnert K. Preschoolers learning Hmong and English: lexical-semantic skills in Ll and L2. J Speech Lang Hear Res 2005;48:372-383
39. Carlisle JF, Beeman MM. The effect of language of instruction on the reading and writing achievement of first-grade Hispanic children. Scientific Studies of Reading 2000;4:331-352
40. Vaughn S, Linan-Thompson S, Mathes PG, Cirino PT, Carlson CD, Pollard-Durodola SD. Effectiveness of Spanish intervention for first-grade English language learners at risk for reading difficulties. J Learn Disabil 2006;39:56-73
41. Carlo M, August D, McLaughlin B, Snow C, Dressler C, Lippman D. Closing the gap: addressing the vocabulary needs of English language learners in bilingual mainstream classrooms. Reading Research Quarterly 2004;39:188-215
42. Umbel VM, Pearson BZ, Fernandez MC, Oller DK. Measuring bilingual children's receptive vocabularies. Child Dev 1992;63:1012-1020
43. Gomez L, Freeman D, Freeman Y. Dual language education: a promising 50-50 model. Bilingual Res J 2005;29:145-164
44. Tagoilelagi-Leota F, McNaughton S, MacDonald S, Farry S. Bilingual and bititeracy development over the transition to school. Int J Bilingual Educ Bilingualism 2005;8:455-479
45. Anderson V, Roit M. Linking reading comprehension instruction to language development for language-minority students. Elementary School J 1996;96:295-309
46. Whitehurst GJ, Arnold DS, Epstein JN, Angell AL, Smith M, Fischel JE. A picture book reading intervention in day-care and home for children from low-income families. Dev Psychol 1994;30:679-689
47. Kohnert K, Yim D, Nett K, Kan PF, Duran L. Intervention with linguistically diverse preschool children: A focus on developing home language(s). Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch 2005;36: 251-266