THE DEVELOPMENT OF 1ST AND 2ND-LANGUAGE READING-SKILLS IN EARLY FRENCH IMMERSION

Authors
GEVA E CLIFTON S
Citation
E. Geva et S. Clifton, THE DEVELOPMENT OF 1ST AND 2ND-LANGUAGE READING-SKILLS IN EARLY FRENCH IMMERSION, Canadian modern language review, 50(4), 1994, pp. 646-667
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Education & Educational Research","Language & Linguistics
Journal title
Canadian modern language review → ACNP
ISSN journal
00084506
Volume
50
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
646 - 667
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-4506(1994)50:4<646:TDO1A2>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare good and poor readers in the early French immersion program to good and poor readers in the regular English stream on various indices of accuracy and speed, and to exami ne the emergence of accuracy and fluency in reading of good and poor r eaders in the French immersion program in English, their first languag e, and in French, their second language. Results are discussed in term s of developmental transitions in second language reading and implicat ions for setting realistic program goals and adapting reading instruct ion to student needs.