Exploring the Cross-Linguistic Contribution of Spanish and English Academic Language Skills to English Text Comprehension for Middle-Grade Dual Language Learners

In this study, we examine the unique and shared contributions of Spanish and English core academic language skills (CALS) to English reading comprehension in a population of Spanish-English dual language learners in Grades 4 and 5 (n = 165). We focus on cross-disciplinary CALS, operationalized as se...

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Main Authors: Emily Phillips Galloway, Paola Uccelli, Gladys Aguilar, Christopher D. Barr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-01-01
Series:AERA Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2332858419892575