Elizabeth Kay-Raining Bird
List of John Benjamins publications for which Elizabeth Kay-Raining Bird plays a role.
Articles
2023 Academic achievement of minority home language students with special education needs in English language of instruction and French immersion programs Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education: Online-First Articles | Article
This study explored the academic achievement of students who speak a minority language (ML) at home (i.e., a language other than the official languages of Canada, English and French) and who have special education needs (SEN), in two educational programs that differed in language of instruction:… read more
2021 Access and outcomes of children with special education needs in Early French Immersion Issues and Perspectives on Student Diversity and Content-Based Language Education, Genesee, Fred and Diane J. Tedick (eds.), pp. 193–222 | Article
This study investigated access to and outcomes of Early French Immersion (EFI) for students with special education needs (SEN) attending a large school board in Canada. Data analysis was carried out on: provincially mandated achievement test scores for all Grade 3 students with SEN participating… read more
2021 Bilingual outcomes for a student with Down Syndrome in French immersion Issues and Perspectives on Student Diversity and Content-Based Language Education, Genesee, Fred and Diane J. Tedick (eds.), pp. 223–251 | Article
This study investigated the French and English outcomes and experiences of one student with Down syndrome enrolled in a Canadian French Immersion (FI) program. Testing in Grades 6 and 8 revealed development in both languages, higher English than French skills, and progress across the two years… read more