Fifty-four students were followed over 10 years beginning in first grade to determine best
predictors of oral and written second language (L2) proficiency. Predictor variables included …

This established text--now revised and updated--reveals how spoken language skills are
acquired and how they affect children's later reading and writing achievement. With a unique …

The need for effective approaches for identifying English language learners with learning
disabilities is great and growing. Meeting this need is complicated by recent developments …

The effectiveness of an explicit, systematic reading intervention for first-grade students
whose home language was Spanish and who were at risk for reading difficulties was …

This article explores whether struggling readers from different primary language
backgrounds differ in response to phonologically based remediation. Following random …

A longitudinal, experimental–control design was used to test the hypothesis that native
language instruction enhances English language learner's (ELL's) native language and …

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

The identification of academically gifted children from the perspective of aptitude theory is
discussed. Aptitude refers to the degree of readiness to learn and to perform well in a …

Continuing unresolved problems in the field of special education include the continued use
of discrepancy models; the need for better identification models; continued debate over …

The development of teaching and learning activities must be evaluated to find out the
success or failure of learning. This evaluation must be done because teaching now will …