Dr. Patrick Proctor investigates the intricacies of bilingualism and literacy, focusing on learners from Spanish-speaking homes. His theoretical research focuses on models of bilingualism, language development, and reading comprehension, and the intersections between them. He has been a co-author in a number of journal articles including: āLanguage Maintenance Versus Language of Instruction:Ģż Spanish Reading Development Among Latino and Latina Bilingual Learnersā (Journal of Social Issues); āNative Spanish-speaking children reading in English: Toward a model of comprehension.ā (Journal of Educational Psychology); āThe Relationship between Cognate Awareness and English Comprehension Among Spanish-English Bilingual Fourth Grade Studentsā (TESOL Quarterly); and āĢżThe Changing Landscape of Text and Comprehension in the Age of New Literaciesā (Handbook of New Literacies).Ģż
