Nonie K. Lesaux|Amy C. Crosson|Michael J. Kieffer|Margaret E. Pierce
Uneven profiles: Language minority learners' word reading, vocabulary, and reading comprehension skills
Columbia University|University of Massachusetts Amherst
english reading comprehension skill development examined group 87 native spanishspeakers developing english literacy skills followed fourth fifth grade specifically effects spanish l1 english l2 oral language word reading skills reading comprehension investigated participants showed average word reading skills average comprehension skills influenced low oral language skills structural equation modeling confirmed l2 oral language skills large significant effect l2 reading comprehension whereas students wordlevel reading skills whether l1 l2 significantly related english reading comprehension three four models fitted results converge findings studies monolinguals demonstrating influence oral language reading comprehension outcomes extend findings showing language minority learners l2 oral language exerts stronger influence word reading models l2 reading