Teachers Edition
For English learners, proficiency in speaking English plays a critical role in reading and comprehension of English text. The components that appear to contribute to comprehension include vocabulary knowledge, listening comprehension, syntactical skills, and the ability to handle the metalinguistic aspects of language such as defining words. Oral vocabulary appears particularly important. English learners with a large repertoire of high-frequency and academically relevant words are better able to process written texts than those without such a repertoire (Lesaux & Geva, 2006).
For English learners, proficiency in speaking English plays a critical role in reading and comprehension of English text. The components that appear to contribute to comprehension include vocabulary knowledge, listening comprehension, syntactical skills, and the ability to handle the metalinguistic aspects of language such as defining words. Oral vocabulary appears particularly important. English learners with a large repertoire of high-frequency and academically relevant words are better able to process written texts than those without such a repertoire (Lesaux & Geva, 2006).
For English learners, proficiency in speaking English plays a critical role in reading and comprehension of English text. The components that appear to contribute to comprehension include vocabulary knowledge, listening comprehension, syntactical skills, and the ability to handle the metalinguistic aspects of language such as defining words. Oral vocabulary appears particularly important. English learners with a large repertoire of high-frequency and academically relevant words are better able to process written texts than those without such a repertoire (Lesaux & Geva, 2006).