With regard to English passage comprehension, the children initially instructed in Spanish and transitioned into English at the end of second grade made the most gains between the end of second grade and the end of fourth grade. At the end of fourth grade, the monolingual English-speaking students had the highest scores, followed by the Spanish-speaking English-instructed students, Spanish-speaking students transitioned at the end of second grade, and Spanish-speaking students transitioned at the end of third grade. With regard to Spanish passage comprehension, the order of results was reversed, with the Spanish-speaking students transitioned at the end of.
