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