Growth in English receptive language during Head Start predicts first-grade Spanish letter-word identification and passage comprehension, supporting cross-language transfer¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q3
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Subclaims¶

q3 i? Growth in English oral comprehension (TELD-3) positively predicted Spanish letter-word identification (t = 6.38) and Spanish passage comprehension (t = 4.71). → Davison 2011 q3 i? Growth in English receptive vocabulary (PPVT-III) positively predicted Spanish letter-word identification (t = 6.31) and Spanish passage comprehension (t = 4.56), with no HEC-SEC group differences. → Davison 2011

Evidence¶

Davison 2011¶

Davison, Megan Dunn; Hammer, Carol; Lawrence, Frank R. (2011). Associations between Preschool Language and First Grade Reading Outcomes in Bilingual Children. Journal of Communication Disorders. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3138808/

q3 · i? · associational · r2

Cross-language growth curve models in the same longitudinal sample tested whether English language growth predicted Spanish reading outcomes. The article reports that "growth in children's abilities on the PPVT-III also positively predicted Spanish letter-word identification" and passage comprehension, and that no HEC-SEC differences were observed in these effects.

"The analyses revealed that growth in children's scores on the auditory comprehension subtest of the TELD-3 positively predicted Spanish letter-word identification (t = 6.38, p ≤ 0.0125) and Spanish passage comprehension (t = 4.71, p ≤ 0.0125) abilities at the end of first grade (see Table 5). Additionally, growth in children's abilities on the PPVT-III also positively predicted Spanish letter-word identification (t = 6.31, p ≤ 0.0125) and Spanish passage comprehension (t = 4.56, p ≤ 0.0125) abilities."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• Growth in bilingual preschoolers' English receptive vocabulary and oral comprehension during Head Start positively predicts first-grade English letter-word identification and passage comprehension — related
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