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Using Cognates to Scaffold Context Clue Strategies for Latino ELs
Author(s) -
Montelongo José A.,
Hernández Anita C.,
Herter Roberta J.,
Cuello Jaime
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 - 10.1598/rt.64.6.4
Subject(s) - scaffold , context (archaeology) , psychology , vocabulary , vocabulary development , linguistics , comprehension , mathematics education , teaching method , computer science , history , philosophy , archaeology , database
Teachers can use the rich linguistic backgrounds Latino English learners (ELs) bring to their classes to scaffold the learning of using‐the‐context strategies. Teachers can show their Latino ELs to use English–Spanish cognates to guess at the meanings of unknown words, thereby increasing both comprehension and vocabulary knowledge.