Elizabeth R. Howard|Jennifer D. Green|Igone Arteagoitia
Can yu rid guat ay rot? A Developmental Investigation of Cross-Linguistic Spelling Errors Among Spanish–English Bilingual Students
Center for Applied Linguistics
study contributes literature crosslinguistic literacy relationships english language learners particular spanishinfluenced spelling patterns spanishenglish bilinguals english spelling reading vocabulary assessments administered 220 students four twi programs threeyear period 2nd grade 4th grade data analysis consisted ttests multiple regression incidence crosslinguistic spelling errors found low grade levels virtually disappear 4th grade indicating developmental issue common among bilingual students resolves without remediation