English language learners and reading instruction: A review of the literature

E Snyder, SE Witmer, H Schmitt - Preventing School Failure …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The growing English language learner (ELL) population in the United States warrants an
examination of reading intervention effectiveness with this population. The reading …

Evidence-based reading interventions for English language learners: A multilevel meta-analysis

Y Cho, D Kim, S Jeong - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Abstract The number of English Language Learners (ELLs) has been growing worldwide.
ELLs are at risk for reading disabilities due to dual difficulties with linguistic and cultural …

Shared book reading interventions with English learners: A meta-analysis

L Fitton, AL McIlraith, CL Wood - Review of Educational …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
The present meta-analysis was conducted to examine how shared book reading affects the
English language and literacy skills of young children learning English as a second …

Investigating the impact of professional development on teachers' instructional time and English learners' language development: a multilevel cross-classified …

F Tong, W Luo, BJ Irby, R Lara-Alecio… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
We examined the direct impact of an ongoing, intensive, and structured professional
development (PD) within an English-as-second-language (ESL) instructional intervention on …

[HTML][HTML] Supporting home literacy practices in promoting Chinese parents' engagement in their children's English education in low-SES families: an experimental …

F Tong, H Zhang, F Zhen, BJ Irby… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this experimental study, we examined the impact of a curriculum-aligned, home-based
literacy activity intervention on Chinese low-SES parents' perceived engagement in their …

Shared book reading for Spanish-speaking emergent bilinguals: A review of experimental studies

DL Pico, C Woods - Review of Educational Research, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
It is expected that all students in the United States learn to read English well. This task is
more complex for emergent bilinguals (EBs), the majority of whom speak Spanish, who are …

The influence of presentation format of story on narrative production in Chinese children learning English-as-a-second-language: A comparison between graphic …

TKS Chan, SWL Wong, AMY Wong… - Journal of psycholinguistic …, 2019 - Springer
Past studies have shown that multimodal presentation of story can improve story-retelling
performance in the first language. The purpose of the present study was to investigate …

Bilingual teachers' application of cooperative, collaborative, and peer-tutoring strategies in teaching cognitive content in a randomized control study

S Tang, F Tong, R Lara-Alecio… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Via a multi-domain, multi-response classroom observation instrument, we observed and
analyzed treatment and control teachers' pedagogical differences when applying …

English narrative macrostructure development of Spanish–English bilingual children from preschool to first grade

D Bitetti, CS Hammer - American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2021 - ASHA
Purpose This longitudinal study examined the development of seven macrostructure
features in the English narratives of Spanish–English bilingual children from the beginning …

[PDF][PDF] Teachers perception of virtual professional development in a randomized control trial

F Tong, BJ Irby, R Lara-Alecio - International Journal of New …, 2015 - academia.edu
Using qualitative survey response data from 75 third grade bilingual teachers in a
randomized control trial (RCT), we examined teachers' perceptions towards the project's …