Benefits of multisensory structured language instruction for at-risk foreign language learners: A comparison of study of high school Spanish students

From: Annals of Dyslexia | Date: January 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

In this study, the benefits of multisensory structured language (MSL) instruction in Spanish were examined. Participants were students in high-school-level Spanish attending girls' preparatory schools. Of the 55 participants, 39 qualified as at-risk for foreign language learning difficulties and 16 were deemed not-at-risk. The at-risk students were assigned to one of three conditions: (1) MSL-multisensory Spanish instruction in self-contained classrooms (n = 14); (2) SC-traditional Spanish instruction provided in self-contained classrooms (n = 11); and (3) NSC-traditional Spanish instruction ...

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