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Direct linkHwang, Jin Kyoung; Mancilla-Martinez, Jeannette; Flores, Israel; McClain, Janna Brown – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
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 a questionnaire about their home language use and beliefs about dual language development, and elementary-age children (N = 190) -- Kindergarten…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Spanish Speaking, Family Environment, Parent Attitudes
Download full textHadley, Elizabeth Burke; Dickinson, David K. – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2020
The importance of early vocabulary development to later reading comprehension has been well-established. However, there have been a number of criticisms that the assessments typically used to measure oral vocabulary knowledge do not adequately capture the complexity of this construct. This conceptual review works towards a more robust theoretical…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Grade 1
McMillen, Stephanie; Anaya, Jissel B.; Peña, Elizabeth D.; Bedore, Lisa M.; Barquin, Elisa – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
Research has investigated how lexical-semantic and participant factors impact word learning in young children and adults. However, limited information pertaining to expressive vocabulary development exists for school-aged bilinguals--particularly those with developmental language disorder (DLD). Cross-linguistic differences in the semantic…
Descriptors: Spanish, English, Semantics, Vocabulary Development
Sembiante, Sabrina F.; Yeomans-Maldonado, Gloria; Johanson, Megan; Justice, Laura – Early Education and Development, 2023
Research Findings: We examined the amount of preschool lead/assistant teachers' English/Spanish language use and relations between quality of teacher-child interactions, and Dual Language Learners' (DLLs) English/Spanish bilingual vocabulary in 31 English-medium Head Start classrooms. Measures in this study included (a) children's conceptual…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Bilingualism, Bilingual Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship
The Role of Prek Spanish in Predicting First Grade English Word Reading among Dual Language Learners
Mesa, Carol; Yeomans-Maldonado, Gloria – Grantee Submission, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of the current study was to examine the role that the first language (L1), Spanish, at Pre-Kindergarten plays in predicting second language (L2), English, word reading in first grade. In addition, it examines the role of conceptual vocabulary in predicting word reading in English. Method: As part of a longitudinal study of…
Descriptors: Spanish, Native Language, Preschool Education, Language Role
Ijalba, Elizabeth – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2015
Few studies explore parent-implemented literacy interventions in the home language for young children with problems in language acquisition. A shift in children's use of the home language to English has been documented when English is the only language of instruction. When parents are not proficient in English, such language shift can limit…
Descriptors: Parents as Teachers, Literacy Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Usage
