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Effect of Vocabulary on Literacy From Pre-K Through Grade 2: Spanish, Cantonese, and Tagalog English Language Learners
Mon, April 16, 10:35am to 12:05pm, Sheraton Wall Centre, Floor: Third Level, South Pavilion Ballroom ASession Submission Type: Symposium
Abstract
Research on vocabulary development in monolingual English-speaking children is extensive and spans several decades, but less is known about the vocabulary development in English language learners (ELLs). The goal of this symposium is to fill this gap by focusing on the vocabulary development of ELLs of various first language backgrounds in the United States and Canada. The symposium will include five empirical studies with ELLs spanning from pre-kindergarten through second grade. Given that the number of ELLs in schools in the United States and Canada has risen dramatically over the past two decades, the symposium has important theoretical and practical implications for schools and districts in both countries and will appeal to both researchers and educational practitioners.
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Chairs
Yuuko Uchikoshi, University of California - Davis
Stefka H. Marinova-Todd, The University of British Columbia
Papers
The Relationship between Receptive Vocabulary and Word Reading among Head Start Spanish/English Bilingual Children - L. Quentin Dixon, Texas A&M University - College Station; Blanca G. Quiroz, SEDL; Jing Zhao, Texas A&M University
Bilingual Children’s Vocabulary Development in English and Spanish: A Longitudinal Perspective - Mariela M. Paez, Boston College
Vocabulary and Reading Skills of Cantonese and Filipino English Language Learners and English Monolinguals in Canada - Stefka H. Marinova-Todd, The University of British Columbia; Daniel Berube, The University of British Columbia
Role of Vocabulary on Literacy Development of Spanish-Speaking and Cantonese-Speaking English Language Learners in the United States - Yuuko Uchikoshi, University of California - Davis; Carrie A. Strohl, University of California - Davis
Play, Multimodality, and Bilingualism in Learning Connectives: Promising Findings - Paola Uccelli, Harvard University; Christopher Daniel Barr, University of Houston; Lauren Artzi, Center for Applied Linguistics; Franne Rosenthal, Harvard University; Diane L. August, American Institutes for Research