Testing the Efficacy of a Biliterate Reading Strategy

• In Event: Biliteracy Development in Young Emergent Bilingual Learners

Abstract

This quasi-experimental study tests the efficacy of a biliterate reading strategy that is part of a larger paired literacy instructional program. Its purpose was to investigate whether the reading strategy which focuses on oracy, fluency and comprehension impacts first grade emerging bilingual learners’ biliterate reading development. We utilized an OLS regression model to compare students’ biliterate reading outcomes in the treatment group (n= 23) to the control group (n=21). Results indicate a significant in treatment students’ Spanish reading outcomes. No significant differences were found in English. Despite the small sample size, results show the promise of the reading strategy.

Authors

• Sandra Adriana Butvilofsky, University of Colorado Boulder

• Wendy Sparrow, University of Colorado - Boulder

• Nathan D. Roberson, University of Colorado - Boulder

• Susan Hopewell, University of Colorado - Boulder