Fuhui Tong|Beverly J. Irby|Rafael Lara?Alecio|Patricia G. Mathes
English and Spanish Acquisition by Hispanic Second Graders in Developmental Bilingual Programs
Mitchell Institute|Texas A&M University|Sam Houston State University|Mitchell Institute|Texas A&M University|Southern Methodist University
authors studied longitudinal english intervention 7030 spanish english developmental bilingual education dbe program n 302 compared model typicalpractice 8020 lateexit transitional bilingual education program n 187 terms students language literacy acquisition kindergarten second grade urban school district southeastern texas findings revealed significant differences p values lt 05 favor dbe students english measures oral language preliteracy skills reading fluency comprehension effect sizes 12 71 b spanish measures letter name sound preliteracy skills reading comprehension effect sizes 19 38 concluded quality english instruction incorporates direct focused instruction contextembedded vocabulary learning ongoing professional training dbe programs much needed promote bilingualism biliteracy