Dual language supports for dual language learners? Exploring preschool classroom instructional supports for DLLs' early learning outcomes
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2021.03.011
Abstract: Abstract Dual language learners (DLLs) - children who are learning and developing two languages - are among the fastest growing groups of young children in the United States and currently compose a third of the… read more here.
Keywords: dual language; home language; preschool; language ... See more keywords
Relations among Socioeconomic Status, Perceived Stress, and the Home Language Environment.
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DOI: 10.1017/s0305000923000156
Abstract: While socioeconomic disparities in the home language environment have been well established, the mechanisms explaining these disparities are poorly understood. One plausible mechanism is heightened stress. The current study investigated whether maternal perceived stress was… read more here.
Keywords: language environment; perceived stress; language; home language ... See more keywords
Comparing the Content of, and Home Language Use Policies for Six GOLD®-Based Kindergarten Entry Assessments
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DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2020.1722939
Abstract: ABSTRACT Two consequentially related education policy topics in the United States are kindergarten entry assessments (KEAs) and the growing number of students who are “English learners” (ELs). In this study, I compared the content of,… read more here.
Keywords: home language; gold based; gold; use ... See more keywords
The relationship among home language use, parental beliefs, and Spanish-speaking children's vocabulary
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DOI: 10.1080/13670050.2020.1747389
Abstract: This study investigated the relationship among home language use, parents’ beliefs about dual language development, and Spanish-speaking children's vocabulary knowledge. Parents (n = 162) completed... read more here.
Keywords: relationship among; language use; among home; spanish speaking ... See more keywords
The choice of English as a home language in urban Ghana
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DOI: 10.1080/14664208.2019.1582947
Abstract: ABSTRACT In this paper, we investigate the choice of English as a home language in Ghana, a multilingual nation where 81 languages are spoken by a population of about 27 million people. In the past,… read more here.
Keywords: home language; language; english home; choice english ... See more keywords
Effects of Home Language and Socioeconomic Status on Modern Standard Written Chinese Literacy
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DOI: 10.1177/21582440221134617
Abstract: Home language (HL) effects on academic language literacy have been extensively discussed. However, previous research has mostly focused on Indo–European languages. This study extends the literature by using data (n = 17,600) collected in a diversified language… read more here.
Keywords: written chinese; language; modern standard; literacy ... See more keywords
The home language environment and early language ability in rural Southwestern China
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1010442
Abstract: Using premier Language Environment Analysis technology to measure and analyze the home language environment, this observational study aims to describe the home language environment and child language ability, drawing on empirical data from 77 households… read more here.
Keywords: language environment; language ability; language; home language ... See more keywords
Left-behind experience and language proficiency predict narrative abilities in the home language of Kam-speaking minority children in China
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1059895
Abstract: Introduction Studies have documented that child experiences such as external/environmental factors as well as internal factors jointly affect acquisition outcomes in child language. Thus far, the findings have been heavily skewed toward Indo-European languages and… read more here.
Keywords: language; left behind; minority; home language ... See more keywords
Parental perceptions of bilingualism and home language vocabulary: Young bilingual children from low-income immigrant Mexican American and Chinese American families
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1059298
Abstract: Dual language learners (DLLs), especially those from immigrant families in the United States, risk losing their home language as they gradually shift to speaking English as they grow up. Given the potential benefits of bilingualism… read more here.
Keywords: language; perceptions bilingualism; home language; parental perceptions ... See more keywords