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ABSTRACT Vocabulary knowledge is foundational to educational success, but significant gaps exist between students with reading disabilities or those from disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers. These gaps have cascading effects, as children with lower vocabulary knowledge are less likely to acquire new words through independent reading and are less ...
Halie A. Olson +3 more
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Spelling challenges in English as a foreign language: vowels, digraphs, and novel phonemes
Spelling in English as a foreign language (EFL) has been relatively understudied, particularly among learners whose first language (L1) utilizes an abjad writing system.
Rana Sammour-Shehadeh +2 more
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Abstract In the Jaru community of northern Western Australia, certain in‐laws and relatives are categorized as being in a highly respectful relationship in which they are expected to pay deference to one another. This conversation‐analytic study closely examines the deferential practices that are used among three Jaru siblings in an ordinary multi ...
Josua Dahmen
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Impact of California's Transitional Kindergarten Program, 2013-14 [PDF]
Transitional kindergarten (TK)—the first year of a two-year kindergarten program for California children who turn 5 between September 2 and December 2—is intended to better prepare young five-year-olds for kindergarten and ensure a strong start to their ...
Aleksandra Holod +9 more
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Early Phonological Acquisition in a Set of English-Spanish Bilingual Twins [PDF]
Producción CientíficaThis study is the first attempt to examine the early phonological development of bilingual twins. It sought to determine the extent to which the phonological acquisition of twins was similar, and the extent to which the phonological ...
Dubasik, Virginia +3 more
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The Communication Strategies Employed By Male And Female Students Of English Department Of Stain Gajah Putih Takengon [PDF]
In an educational world, communication is seen as a necessity,as education is a communication process. When communicating, the EFL students often face many obstacles that make them use communication strategies. However, in the same time, theyare required
Susidamaiyanti, S. (Susidamaiyanti)
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The Benue-Gongola-Chad Basin : zone of ethnic and linguistic compression [PDF]
We wish to emphasize the fact that so far our investigations have concentrated on documenting large bodies of data covering a number of linguistic units in an area which - as we hope to have demonstrated - displays a highly complex linguistic and ethnic ...
Jungraithmayr, H., Leger, R.
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New doubts on the importance of the logographic stage [PDF]
International audienceThe objective of this longitudinal study was to evaluate reading strategies used by French children. A group of prereaders (N=37) was followed from the beginning of kindergarten to the end of the first grade.
Bonnet, Philippe +1 more
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Linguists have long been aware that the language scripted for ethnic roles in the media has been manipulated for a variety of purposes ranging from the construction of character authenticity to flagrant ridicule.
Bloomquist, Jennifer
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