University of the Pacific Scholarly Commons University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 1980 The Effect Of The Language Of Instruction On The Reading Achievement Of Limited English Speakers In Secondary Schools William Anselmo Melendez University of the Pacific Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds Part of the Education Commons Recommended Citation Melendez, William Anselmo. (1980). The Effect Of The Language Of Instruction On The Reading Achievement Of Limited English Speakers In Secondary Schools. University of the Pacific, Dissertation. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/3453 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. THE EFFECT OF THE LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION ON THE READING ACHIEVEMENT OF LIMITED ENGLISH SPEAKERS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School University of the Pacific In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Degree Doctor of Education by William Anselmo Melendez Winter, 1980 This disse·rtation, written and submitted by William AnsP-lmo Nelendez is approved for rccmmncndation to the Committee on G:radu~.te Studies, Universi. ty of the Pacific Dean of the School or Depa1·tmont Chairman: Dissertation Commi tte;c,: Dated Harch 21,, 1980 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS There are' many individuals to whom I wish to express my appreciation. To the members of the Title VII Fellowship Doctoral' Program whose individual and collective support were instrumental in this accomplishment.