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Studies were included if they examined multisession, primarily English reading interventions in U.S. K\u20135 school settings for ELs with or at risk for reading difficulties, used experimental or quasi-experimental group designs (\u226515 students per group), and reported language or reading comprehension outcomes. Nine studies met the inclusion criteria (total\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">N<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20092,008). Across studies, language comprehension instruction was most often embedded within multicomponent reading interventions rather than implemented as a standalone focus. Vocabulary instruction was the most prevalent language component, whereas morphology was less common and explicit syntax\/semantic relations were rare. All interventions also included code-based instruction (e.g., decoding instruction), which complicated isolation of language-specific effects. 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