Title

Predictors of Latino English Learners’ Reading Comprehension Proficiency

Authors

David A. Hernandez, Walden UniversityFollow
Theresa A. Grasparil, University of California, IrvineFollow

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Description

There is a gap in reading comprehension proficiency between English learners and their English-speaking peers. This study examined the strength of three significant predictors of reading comprehension—oral English proficiency, oral reading fluency, and academic vocabulary knowledge. Spending more instructional time on developing students’ skills in the strongest predictor, academic vocabulary knowledge, may reduce the achievement gap.

Publication Date

2016

City

National Harbor, MD

Keywords

Research Symposium

Disciplines

Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Education