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Mattheoudakis, Marina; Chatzidaki, Aspasia; Maligkoudi, Christina – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2020
The present paper reports on a questionnaire survey conducted in the course of a broader research project on bilingualism (BALED). It compares two groups of Albanian immigrant parents in Greece with respect to their practices for supporting minority language development. The first group includes parents (N = 35) whose children receive systematic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Native Language Instruction, Bilingualism
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Edwards, Claire Maples – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2014
Maternal emergent literacy practices during shared-reading interactions with 18-36-month-old toddlers were examined. The investigation of emergent literacy behaviours of both mothers and toddlers investigated included the examination of phonological awareness and written language awareness. Participants included 15 mother-toddler dyads from middle…
Descriptors: Mothers, Reading Habits, Literacy, Reading Aloud to Others
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Scott, Kathleen A.; Roberts, Jenny A.; Krakow, Rena – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2008
Purpose: The sharp increase in the number of international adoptions in the United States has prompted a heightened interest in the language development of internationally adopted children. Although recent studies have investigated the early language development of adoptees, little is known about the school-age language and literacy skills of…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Grammar, Written Language, Foreign Countries