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Identifying Spanish–English Cognates to Scaffold Instruction for Latino EL s
Author(s) -
Montelongo José A.,
Hernández Anita,
Herter Roberta Joan
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the reading teacher
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.642
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1936-2714
pISSN - 0034-0561
DOI - 10.1002/trtr.01019
Subject(s) - cognate , vocabulary , psychology , linguistics , scaffold , plan (archaeology) , computer science , mathematics education , history , philosophy , archaeology , database
Spanish–English cognates have been used for decades to facilitate the acquisition of English by Latino English learners ( EL s). Using the online program, WordSift, in tandem with the online Find‐a‐Cognate database, teachers can identify important Spanish–English cognates and noncognate words in text. With this information, teachers can plan and devise vocabulary lessons that benefit EL s and native English speakers.