- Browse
Search
On-Site Program Calendar
Browse By Day
Browse By Time
Browse By Person
Browse By Room
Browse By Unit
Browse By Session Type
- Information Menu
Search Tips
- Navigation and Settings Menu
Change Preferences / Time Zone
Sign In
- Social Media Menu
Facebook
Bluesky
Threads
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Instagram
YouTube
Cognition, Comprehension, Culture, and Cross-Linguistic Transfer: Advancing Equity in Reading Development
Fri, April 10, 11:45am to 1:15pm PDT (11:45am to 1:15pm PDT), Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Lobby Level, San BernardinoSession Type: Symposium
Abstract
This symposium showcases five interdisciplinary studies that examine the role of language in supporting reading development among multilingual, special education, and racially minoritized students. Spanning grades K–5 and across diverse data sources and methods, the symposium examines how cognitive and linguistic skills influence reading outcomes. Key findings highlight the predictive value of executive functions, cross-linguistic transfer, and socioeconomic context, alongside the impact of culturally sustaining pedagogies. Collectively, the findings affirm students’ diverse strengths and promote culturally and linguistically responsive models of literacy instruction that build on those assets, offering actionable insights for designing equitable interventions and policies that honor the strengths of all learners across diverse educational contexts.
Sub Unit
Chair
Papers
Early Reading Growth Across Economic, Linguistic, and Special Education Lines - Bhabika Joshi, Vanderbilt University; Min Hyun Oh, United States Department of Defense; Phoebe J Ahn, Vanderbilt University; Jeannette Mancilla-Martinez, Vanderbilt University; Gigi Luk, McGill University
Multilingual learners’ executive functions and reading comprehension: Quasi-experimental evidence from a national sample - Michael J. Kieffer, New York University; Jeannette Mancilla-Martinez, Vanderbilt University
Higher-Order Cognitions in L1 and L2 and Their Relations to Comprehension in Multilingual Learners - Young-Suk Grace Kim, University of California - Irvine
Bridging Language and Literacy for Multilingual Learners: Effects of a Multicomponent Program - Rebecca Silverman, Stanford University; Patrick Proctor, Boston College; Jeff Harring, University of Maryland; Yukie Toyama, University of California - Berkeley; Annie Camey Kuo, Stanford University; Kristin Keane, Stanford University; Hsiaolin Hsieh, Stanford University; Jackelyn Rivera-Orellana, Stanford University
Teaching African American Children to Read: Language Variation is an Asset - Julie A. Washington, University of California - Irvine; Katherine T Rhodes, University of California - Irvine