The Effects of Developing English Language and Literacy on Spanish Reading Comprehension

Tracy G. Spies, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Rafael Lara-Alecio, Texas A&M University
Fuhui Tong, Texas A&M University
Beverly J. Irby, Texas A&M University
Tiberio Garza, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Margarita Huerta, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Abstract

In this longitudinal study, the cross-language transfer from second language (L2) to first language (L1) was examined among Spanish-speaking English-language learners in an English intervention (Grades 1–3) in the southwest United States. (see full text for full abstract)