The present study investigated language skills and reading comprehension with English
monolingual and Spanish–English bilingual children in grades 2–5. Of the 377 children in …

It is well established that monolingual preschoolers' oral language development (vocabulary
and oral comprehension) contributes to their later reading abilities; however, less is known …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the kindergarten, first-, and second-grade
predictors of reading comprehension in bilingual children. Specifically, we evaluated the …

The present study investigated the role of vocabulary depth in reading comprehension
among a diverse sample of monolingual and bilingual children in grades 2–4. Vocabulary …

Background The present study examined patterns and predictors of reading comprehension
growth in first language (L1) and second language (L2) readers in the upper grades of …

The purposes of this study were to (a) examine the developmental patterns in pseudoword
reading and oral reading fluency in Spanish and English for Spanish-speaking English …

Background: This study examines the role of decoding and vocabulary skills as longitudinal
predictors of reading comprehension in young first (L1) and second (L2) language learners …

This study examined the extent to which kindergarten Spanish reading affected English
reading growth trajectories through fourth grade among nationally representative Spanish …

This longitudinal study examined the process of English reading comprehension at age 11
years for 173 low-achieving Spanish-speaking children. The influence of growth rates, from …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between Head Start
children's receptive language development and their kindergarten reading outcomes …