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The effect of early enrollment in dual-language immersion programs on children's English reading development: findings from a 5-year longitudinal study.
- Source :
- International Journal of Bilingual Education & Bilingualism; Nov2022, Vol. 25 Issue 10, p3773-3790, 18p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- The present study examined the effect of children's enrollment in U.S. dual-language immersion (DLI) programs in first grade on English development across five years, using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2011 (ECLS-K:2011) database. Propensity score matching was used to create comparable groups of DLI and non-DLI students based on students' kindergarten reading performance and a series of student-, family-, and school-level characteristics. Growth curve models demonstrate that first-grade DLI enrollment had a positive effect on children's English reading growth from Grade 1 to 5. Children who enrolled in DLI experienced greater improvements by Grade 5. We also found that first-grade teacher judgment was related to children's initial reading performance but not their reading growth. Implications related to DLI programs, teacher practices, and bilingual educational policies are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13670050
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 160004066
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13670050.2022.2079373