Identifying Patterns of Early Reading Development and Predictors of Reading Proficiency for English Language Learners Anne L. Hafner California State University, Los Angeles Division of Applied and Advanced Studies in Education Los Angeles, CA 90032 annehafner@verizon.net Sharon H. Ulanoff California State University, Los Angeles Division of Curriculum and Instruction Los Angeles, CA 90066 sulanof@calstatela.edu Jonah Schlackman California State University, Northridge Educational Psychology and Counseling 18111 Nordhoff Street Northridge, CA 91330 jonah.schlackman@csun.edu Running head: Patterns of early reading growth Paper presented at the National Reading Conference, Orlando, Florida, December 4, 2008 The research reported here was supported with funds received from the Institute for Education Sciences, US Department of Education, through grant # R305G060108. The opinions expressed here are those of the authors and do not represent views of the Institute or of the US Department of Education.