Delayed or impaired language development is a common developmental concern, yet there
is little agreement about the criteria used to identify and classify language impairments in …

This systematic review presents a synthesis of evidence regarding the effectiveness of
language and literacy interventions targeting children with EAL. It updates the systematic …

Building lexical knowledge is one of the most fundamental developments in early childhood;
as such development is associated with children's later academic achievement and other …

This exploratory study represents an attempt to investigate the factors that may affect the
reading comprehension abilities of English as an Additional Language (EAL) learners. The …

Multilingualism is highly prevalent in schools around the world. Yet, the relationship
between multilingualism and academic attainment is not well understood. Where research …

Although international students experience lower attainment at university than home
students (Morrison et al., 2005), reasons are poorly understood. Some question the role of …

Most studies on bilingual language development focus on children's second language (L2).
Here, we investigated first language (L1) development of Polish-English early migrant …

Aims The primary aim of this study is to augment our understanding of the component skills
that underpin second‐language learners' text comprehension by examining the direct and …

In the UK, USA and elsewhere, school accountability systems increasingly compare schools
using value‐added measures of school performance derived from pupil scores in high …

Applying organisational communication theory, this article advocates transactional systems
for school-home-school communication with parents of pupils who have English as an …