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Early reading development in adult ELLs.(English language learners)
Abstract
ESL programs that work with older English language learners (ELLs) are experiencing an influx of students who lack basic literacy skills in either their native language or English. One area of research that has not been fully explored is the cognitive process of beginning reading for older ELLs. This paper reports on a one-year study that followed a group of adult ELLs as they were learning to read for the first time in English and discusses pedagogical implications.
Introduction
Having spent many years in secondary and adult level ESL classrooms and working with preservice and in-service ESL teachers, I found that a large number of ...
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