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Hindman, Annemarie H.; Farrow, JeanMarie; Anderson, Kate; Wasik, Barbara A.; Snyder, Patricia A. – Grantee Submission, 2021
Child-directed speech (CDS), which can help children learn new words, has been rigorously studied among infants and parents in home settings. Yet, far less is known about the CDS that teachers use in classrooms with toddlers and children's responses, an important question because many toddlers, particularly in high-need communities, attend…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Programs, Story Reading
Spencer, Trina D.; Moran, Meghan; Thompson, Marilyn S.; Petersen, Douglas B.; Restrepo, M. Adelaida – Grantee Submission, 2020
The purpose of this cluster randomized group study was to investigate the effect of multitiered, dual-language instruction on children's oral language skills, including vocabulary, narrative retell, receptive and expressive language, and listening comprehension. The participants were 3- to 5-year-old children (n = 81) who were learning English and…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Intervention, Bilingual Education, Spanish