This study focused on the effect of increased exposure to an L2 (English) through medium of instruction on L1 reading accuracy. This was predicted that increased exposure to L2 through medium of instruction might support L1 reading accuracy. The study was conducted with 160 grade 3 children of the same age group ranging between 8 and 9 years. The children were studying in Private sector Urdu, and English medium schools in a developing district of Punjab, Pakistan.\r\nA maximum exposure to Urdu orthography could not have a privilege to improve reading accuracy in Urdu. The scores on reading accuracy in Urdu were even better for the children from English medium schools that could be interpreted as a positive transfer of English (L2) reading skills to Urdu (L1) reading skills.\r\n

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