The present meta-analysis assessed concurrent and longitudinal associations between
parental educational expectations and child achievement, and factors that mediate the effect …

This volume reports the findings of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority
Children and Youth. The formal charge to the panel—a distinguished group of expert …

Reading in a Second Language: Moving from Theory to Practice Bill Grabe Table of
Contents Preface Section I: Foundations of Reading Comprehension 1. The Nature of …

Linear structural equation modeling has become an indispensable methodology for
specifying, estimating, and testing hypothesized interrelationships among a set of …

Children's home and school are the most influential contexts in which learning and
development occur, especially during early childhood. This paper builds on …

In this paper, we review research on parental expectations and their effects on student
achievement within and across diverse racial and ethnic groups. Our review suggests that …

In this prospective, longitudinal study, the authors examined the relations among parental
behaviors, parental expectations, and children's academic achievement. Participants were …

Building on social-cognitive theory and the expectancy-value theory, this study indicated that
early parent expectations for children's post-secondary educational attainment have a …

This lively collection of over 100 classroom activities allows teachers to exploit fully the
language learning potential of extensive reading. The activities, contributed by teachers who …

In this article, we address the relationship between teacher expectation bias and student
characteristics, its effect on long-term student performance, and the development of this …