ENGLISH READING PROBLEMS IN FRENCH IMMERSION: A REPORT ON SIX CHILDREN
Abstract
This report is concerned with the types of reading difficulties encountered by children in early French immersion. Six elementary school children were studied during three months of remediation in English reading strategies. The objective of this program was twofold: (1) to help them become readers, and (2) to investigate the types of English reading difficulties encountered by children in early French immersion. The remediation program focussed on a holistic approach to reading and as such emphasized techniques for choosing recreational reading books, reading more effectively, and writing more fluently. Results indicated that children in French immersion experience the same range of problems in developing English literacy skills as children not enrolled in the program. RÉSUMÉ Ce rapport est consacré aux différentes difficultés de lecture auxquelles sont confrontés les enfants inscrits à des cours d'immersion en français. Six élèves du primaire ont été suivis pendant trois mois alors qu'ils participaient à un cours de rattrapage de lecture de l'anglais. L'objectif de ce programme était double: (1) Aider les enfants à apprendre à lire, et (2) étudier les problèmes de lecture de l'anglais auxquels font face les enfants inscrits à des cours d'immersion enfrançais. Le programme de rattrapage reposait sur un approche globale de la lecture et s'appuyait sur des techniques favorisant le choix de livres de lecture récréatifs, l'apprentissage efficace de la lecture et l'acquisition d'une plus grande aisance d'écriture. Les résultats obtenus indiquent que les élèves de cours d'immersion en français font face aux mêmes problèmes de lecture de l'anglais que les enfants qui ne participent pas à un programme de ce genre.Downloads
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1989-01-01
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Halpern, H. (1989). ENGLISH READING PROBLEMS IN FRENCH IMMERSION: A REPORT ON SIX CHILDREN. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 24(001). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/7848
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