Reading in a Second Language: Moving from Theory to Practice Bill Grabe Table of
Contents Preface Section I: Foundations of Reading Comprehension 1. The Nature of …

This lively collection of over 100 classroom activities allows teachers to exploit fully the
language learning potential of extensive reading. The activities, contributed by teachers who …

Fifty‐four students were followed over 10 years and tested with native language measures in
first through fifth grades and measures of foreign language aptitude and foreign language …

This study investigated the relationship of first language (L1) skills in elementary school and
second language (L2) learning in high school. Students classified as high‐, average‐, and …

This prospective study examined early first-language (L1) predictors of later second-
language (L2) reading (word decoding, comprehension) and spelling skills by conducting a …

A factor analysis of a test battery that included early first‐language (L1) achievement, L1
cognitive ability, second‐language (L2) aptitude, and L2 affective measures to predict oral …

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 is the only text for school and clinical psychologists and other mental health
professionals to provide a systematic developmental framework for assessment, diagnosis …

While there have been reviews over the past decade of studies examining second-language
(L2) acquisition and also emergent literacy development, these related bodies of knowledge …

The purpose of this article is to review published studies regarding acquisition of English as
a second or foreign language by students of different linguistic backgrounds, in light of the …