Growth in Spanish receptive language during Head Start predicts first-grade English letter-word identification and passage comprehension, with timing-of-exposure group differences for Spanish vocabulary¶
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q3 i? Growth in Spanish oral comprehension (PLS-3) positively predicted English letter-word identification (t = 18.38) and English passage comprehension (t = 13.70), with no group differences. → Davison 2011
q3 i? Growth in Spanish receptive vocabulary (TVIP) positively predicted English letter-word identification (t = 10.67) and passage comprehension (t = 8.85), with SEC children showing higher outcomes than HEC children. → 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/
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Cross-language models testing Spanish language growth as predictor of English reading in the same sample. The article reports that "growth in children's scores on the TVIP was found to positively predict first grade English letter-word identification" and passage comprehension, and separately that SEC children's Spanish vocabulary growth yielded higher English reading scores than HEC children's.
"Growth in children's scores on the receptive language subtest of the PLS-3 positively predicted first grade English letter-word identification (t = 18.38, p ≤ 0.0125) and English passage comprehension abilities (t = 13.70, p ≤ 0.0125), with no observable group differences (see Table 5). Similarly, growth in children's scores on the TVIP was found to positively predict first grade English letter-word identification (t = 10.67, p ≤ 0.0125) and passage comprehension (t = 8.85, p ≤ 0.0125) abilities."
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Related Claims¶
- Growth in English receptive language during Head Start predicts first-grade Spanish letter-word identification and passage comprehension, supporting cross-language transfer — related
- 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
- A language-based bedtime routine at age 3 predicted longer nighttime sleep duration at age 5 and higher language abilities and receptive vocabulary at age 5 — related
- Bilingual children's English and Spanish receptive vocabulary and oral comprehension both increased across two years of Head Start, with group advantages in the language of prior exposure — related
- Growth in bilingual preschoolers' Spanish receptive vocabulary and oral comprehension during Head Start positively predicts first-grade Spanish letter-word identification and passage comprehension — related
- Timing of English exposure moderates how vocabulary growth predicts reading: English vocabulary growth predicted HEC children's English passage comprehension while Spanish vocabulary growth predicted SEC children's English reading — related
- Primary-language (Spanish) oral instructions yielded significantly higher English reading comprehension than English-only instructions — related
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Growth in Spanish receptive language during Head Start predicts first-grade English letter-word identification and passage comprehension, with timing-of-exposure group differences for Spanish vocabulary |
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Growth in Spanish receptive language during Head Start predicts first-grade English letter-word identification and passage comprehension, with timing-of-exposure group differences for Spanish vocabulary |
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2011 |
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2026-10-20 |
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