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Designing Assessment to Enhance English Literacy Development Among Spanish-Speaking Children in Grades K–3
On the 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress, only 49% of Hispanic fourth-graders (compared to 77% of non-Hispanic White fourth-graders) and only 57% of Hispanic eighth-graders (compared to 83% of non-Hispanic White eighth-graders) scored at or above the basic level in reading. In order to support the development of good reading skills, accurate assessment and identification of strengths and weaknesses early in development is of critical importance. Reading assessments administe...
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R305A090015
Grant
Content-Based Vocabulary Instruction: Using Cognates to Promote the Vocabulary Development and Reading Comprehension of Native Spanish Speakers
On the 2005 National Assessment of Educational Progress, among students who are English language learners, 4% of Grade 8 students and 5% of Grade 12 students read at or above the proficient level. In contrast, among students who are not English language learners, 32% of Grade 8 students and 37% of Grade 12 students read at or above the proficient level. Despite the evident need, very little is known about how English language learners become fluent readers at advanced levels. Although some r...
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R305A070438