Emily Phillips Galloway

In this project, the research team proposes to close gaps in literacy learning opportunities for middle grade (grades 4 through 6) multilingual learners (MLs) by iteratively developing and piloting a curricular approach, called Project TRANSLATE (Teaching Reading and New Strategic Language Approaches to English-learners). TRANSLATE aims to support the reading comprehension development of MLs, who represent a particularly heterogeneous population in terms of English language development level...

These researchers will develop and validate a computer-adaptive version of Core Academic Language Skills Instrument (CALS-I.1) for use with both English proficient (EP) and English learner (EL) students in grades 4 through 8. CALS-I.1 is an existing assessment that has been validated to predict EP students' reading comprehension skills based on their performance with academic vocabulary. However, CALS-I.1 was not developed for use with EL students. Research indicates that ELs typically becom...

The purpose of this project is to examine how language skills change over time and how this supports academic writing in 4th through 8th grades. Language skills are necessary for writing complex texts as students get older, but research has not yet explored how these skills develop over time. The current study will explore how academic language (language features used in educational and scientific contexts) for writing, writing quality, and academic language for reading develop and change ov...