Early literacy and comprehension skills in children learning English as an additional language and monolingual children with language weaknesses
Journal article
Boyer-Crane, Claudine, Fricke, Silke, Schaefer, Blanca, Lervag, Arne and Hulme, Charles. (2017). Early literacy and comprehension skills in children learning English as an additional language and monolingual children with language weaknesses. Reading and Writing. 30(4), pp. 771 - 790. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-016-9699-8
Authors | Boyer-Crane, Claudine, Fricke, Silke, Schaefer, Blanca, Lervag, Arne and Hulme, Charles |
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Abstract | Many children learning English as an additional language (EAL) show reading comprehension difficulties despite adequate decoding. However, the relationship between early language and reading comprehension in this group is not fully understood. The language and literacy skills of 80 children learning English from diverse language backgrounds and 80 monolingual English-speaking peers with language weaknesses were assessed at school entry (mean age = 4 years, 7 months) and after 2 years of schooling in the UK (mean age = 6 years, 3 months). The EAL group showed weaker language skills and stronger word reading than the monolingual group but no difference in reading comprehension. Individual differences in reading comprehension were predicted by variations in decoding and language comprehension in both groups to a similar degree. |
Keywords | EAL; Reading comprehension; Word reading; Oral language |
Year | 2017 |
Journal | Reading and Writing |
Journal citation | 30 (4), pp. 771 - 790 |
Publisher | Springer Netherlands |
ISSN | 0922-4777 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-016-9699-8 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84990924145 |
Page range | 771 - 790 |
Research Group | Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE) |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | Netherlands |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/882vq/early-literacy-and-comprehension-skills-in-children-learning-english-as-an-additional-language-and-monolingual-children-with-language-weaknesses
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