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: 鈥淟anguage Maintenance Versus Language of Instruction:听 Spanish Reading Development Among Latino and Latina Bilingual Learners鈥� (Journal of Social Issues); 鈥�Native Spanish-speaking children reading in English: Toward a model of comprehension.鈥� (Journal of Educational Psychology); 鈥�The Relationship between Cognate Awareness and English Comprehension Among Spanish-English Bilingual Fourth Grade Students鈥� (TESOL Quarterly); and 鈥�听The Changing Landscape of Text and Comprehension in the Age of New Literacies鈥� (Handbook of New Literacies).听
