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Dodur, Halime Miray Sümer; Altindag Kumas, Özlem; Yüzbasioglu, Yasemin – Education 3-13, 2022
The present study investigated the relative importance of verbal memory, rapid naming, receptive language and phonological awareness for Turkish children from low-versus middle and high-socio economic status (SES) backgrounds. A total of 132 kindergarten children were assessed on verbal memory, rapid naming, receptive language and phonological…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Socioeconomic Status, Receptive Language
Strain, Phillip S. – Grantee Submission, 2017
This article reports on a 4-year follow-up study from the Learning Experiences and Alternative Program for Preschoolers and Their Parents (LEAP) randomized trial of early intervention for young children with autism. Overall, participants from LEAP classes were marginally superior to comparison class children on elementary school outcomes specific…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Rating Scales, Behavior Rating Scales
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Reese, Elaine; Robertson, Sarah-Jane; Divers, Sarah; Schaughency, Elizabeth – First Language, 2015
Children's phonological awareness develops rapidly in the preschool years and is an important contributor to later reading skill. This study addresses the role of parents' talk in preschool children's phonological awareness development. A community sample of 27 parents and their 3- to 4-year-old children participated in a new "Sound…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Phonological Awareness, Parent Child Relationship, Language Skills
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Robertson, Sarah-Jane L.; Reese, Elaine – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2017
This study aimed to examine which genres parents are reading to children and for themselves. Furthermore, it aimed to examine mothers' and fathers' shared reading strategies for different book genres in relation to children's language and literacy development. Parents shared a narrative and an expository book with their preschool-aged children.…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Reading Material Selection, Parents, Language Acquisition