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Kaderavek, Joan N.; Pentimonti, Jill M.; Justice, Laura M. – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2014
This study addressed two aims: First, to examine the quality of adult shared book-reading behaviors for teachers and caregivers of children with communication impairments (CI) and, second, to compare the level of child literacy engagement during the teacher-led (group) and caregiver-led (one-on-one) shared book-reading sessions. Sixteen children…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Caregivers, Parent Role, Communication Problems
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Mashburn, Andrew J.; Justice, Laura M.; Downer, Jason T.; Pianta, Robert C. – Child Development, 2009
This study examined associations between peers' expressive language abilities and children's development of receptive and expressive language among 1,812 four-year olds enrolled in 453 classrooms in 11 states that provide large-scale public pre-kindergarten (pre-k) programs. Higher peer expressive language abilities were positively associated with…
Descriptors: Peer Influence, Child Development, Language Acquisition, Young Children