Jeannette Mancilla-Martinez|Nonie K. Lesaux
Predictors of reading comprehension for struggling readers: The case of Spanish-speaking language minority learners.
University of Illinois at Chicago|University of Illinois at Chicago
longitudinal study examined process english reading comprehension age 11 173 low achieving spanishspeaking children influence growth rates early childhood age 45 preadolescence age 11 vocabulary word reading skills complex process evaluated using structural equation modeling standardized measures word reading accuracy productive vocabulary administered annually english spanish english reading comprehension measures administered age 11 latent growth curve analyses revealed english skills accounted unique variance english reading comprehension outcomes expected developmental shifts influence word reading vocabulary skills time shown likely account students grade level reading comprehension achievement work underscores need theoretical models comprehension account students skill profiles abilities