Results 241 to 250 of about 11,383,391 (296)

Enriching home language environment among families from low-SES backgrounds: A randomized controlled trial of a home visiting curriculum

, 2020
This study evaluated the efficacy of the six-month 3Ts Home Visiting (3Ts-HV) curriculum, designed to empower socioeconomically disadvantaged caregivers with evidence-based knowledge and strategies in order to enrich the home language environment for ...
Christy Y. Y. Leung, Marc W. Hernandez, D. Suskind   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Differentiated bilingual vocabulary assessment reveals similarities and differences compared to monolinguals: Conceptual versus single-language scoring and the relation with home language and literacy activities

International Journal of Bilingualism, 2020
Purpose: As bilingual students often achieve lower scores than monolinguals in single-language vocabulary assessments, a deficit-oriented view of bilingualism is widespread in educational institutions.
Birgit Ehl, Gunnar Bruns, Michael Grosche   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Home language environment and children's second language acquisition: the special status of input from older siblings.

Journal of Child Language, 2020
Previous research suggests that increased second language (L2) input at home may not support L2 acquisition in children from migrant backgrounds. In drawing this conclusion, existing work has largely aggregated across family members. This study contrasts
Tamara Sorenson Duncan, J. Paradis
semanticscholar   +1 more source

At home with language

Practical Pre-School, 2016
In this extract from her book, Child Development, Linda Pound examines the importance of communication-friendly spaces for bilingual and multilingual learners, and suggests ways to include support for parents.
openaire   +1 more source

The Home Language in Preschool

2021
Abstract Census data indicate that the child population in America’s largest metropolitan areas is the most diverse it has ever been (Frey, 2011), largely due to the increase in Latinx immigrants and their children. In schools, 75% of Latinx students cited Spanish as their home language (National Center for Education Statistics, 2020,
Zoila Morell, Yasmin Alexander–Morales, Madeline Sanchez, Maria Flores–Olivier   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Academic and English language outcomes for DLLs as a function of school bilingual education model: the role of two-way immersion and home language support

International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2020
This study assesses the long-term linguistic and academic outcomes associated with different bilingual language education models for low-income dual language learners (DLLs) residing in a bilingual, bicultural context.
Ellen J. Serafini, N. Rozell, A. Winsler
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Latino children’s academic and behavioral trajectories in early elementary school: Examining home language differences within preschool types

, 2020
The present study examined early academic, social, and behavioral trajectories from kindergarten to third grade for Latino children from English- or Spanish-speaking homes who experienced public pre-k, Head Start, private center care, or no preschool ...
Heather J. Bachman, Leanne K. Elliott, P. Scott, Monica G. Navarro   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Use of the home language in preschool classrooms and first- and second-language development among dual-language learners

Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2019
The number of dual-language learners (DLLs) from low-income backgrounds who attend early education programs in the U.S. is rapidly increasing, leading to a need for research that examines the effects of classroom practices, including whether teachers ...
H. Raikes, Lisa J. White, Sheridan Green, M. Burchinal, K. Kainz, D. Horm, Gary E. Bingham, Alan B. Cobo-Lewis, Lisa St. Clair, D. Greenfield, Jan M. Esteraich   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Bringing the Language home:

2018
Mary-Anne Gale and Syd Sparrow ; http://trove.nla.gov.au/work ...
Gale, M., Sparrow, S.
openaire   +1 more source

Home Language and Language Proficiency: A Large-scale Longitudinal Study in Dutch Primary Schools

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2002
This article reports on a large-scale longitudinal study into the development of language proficiency of Dutch primary school pupils aged 7–10. Data on language proficiency and a range of background variables (home language, level of education and occupational status of parents, language background, migrants' length of residence) from 4419 pupils were ...
Driessen, G.J.A., Slik, F.W.P. van der, Bot, C.L.J. de   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources