Linguistic Knowledge, Fluency and Meta-Cognitive Knowledge as Components of Reading Comprehension in Adolescent Low Achievers: Differences between Monolinguals and Bilinguals

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Title: Linguistic Knowledge, Fluency and Meta-Cognitive Knowledge as Components of Reading Comprehension in Adolescent Low Achievers: Differences between Monolinguals and Bilinguals
Language: English
Authors: Trapman, Mirjam, van Gelderen, Amos, van Steensel, Roel, van Schooten, Erik, Hulstijn, Jan
Source: Journal of Research in Reading. Mar 2014 37:S3-S21.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 19
Publication Date: 2014
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Indo European Languages, Reading Comprehension, Low Achievement, Adolescents, Monolingualism, Bilingualism, Language Fluency, Metacognition
Geographic Terms: Netherlands
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2012.01539.x
ISSN: 0141-0423
Abstract: In this study we investigate the role of linguistic knowledge, fluency and meta-cognitive knowledge in Dutch reading comprehension of monolingual and bilingual adolescent academic low achievers in the Netherlands. Results show that these components are substantially associated with reading comprehension. However, their role appears to be different for the monolingual and bilingual low achievers. There are interactions between knowledge and fluency components with membership of the monolingual or bilingual group of low achievers, indicating that knowledge is more important in explaining reading comprehension of bilinguals, whereas fluency is more important in explaining the monolinguals' reading comprehension. Explanations of this difference between monolingual and bilingual low achievers are discussed.
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Entry Date: 2014
Accession Number: EJ1028649
Database: ERIC
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ISSN:0141-0423
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9817.2012.01539.x
Published in:Journal of Research in Reading
Language:English