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Direct linkAnna Kautto; Henry Railo; Elina Mainela-Arnold – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2024
Purpose: Response times (RTs) are commonly used in studying language acquisition. However, previous research utilizing RT in the context of language has largely overlooked the intra-individual variability (IIV) of RTs, which could hold significant information about the processes underlying language acquisition. Method: We explored the association…
Descriptors: Reaction Time, Language Skills, Children, Language Acquisition
Heta Pietarinen; Laura Kanto – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2025
This article investigates the narrative skills of children acquiring Finnish Sign Language (FinSL). Producing a narrative requires vocabulary, the ability to form sentences, and cognitive skills to construct actions in a logical order for the recipient to understand the story. Research has shown that narrative skills are an excellent way of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sign Language, Vocabulary, Cognitive Ability
Judith Ansó Ros; Minna Maijala; Nelli Valkamo – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
Globalisation has resulted in European families that have a variety of home languages, leading to the need for heritage language learning (HLL). The purpose of HLL is to ensure that in addition to learning the language of their schools, children with migrant backgrounds also maintain their heritage language (HL). Besides the 'regular' teaching, in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Native Language, Teacher Role, Language Maintenance
Eeva Asp; Eija Räikkönen; Niina Rutanen; Paula Salmi; Tuija Aro; Marja-Leena Laakso – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2025
Early reciprocal language experiences are crucial for children's language development. Early childhood education and care (ECEC) has the potential to facilitate language development. However, knowledge on ECEC educators' actions in implementing early language facilitation is scarce. This study surveyed educators' declared practices of early…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Infants, Language Acquisition
Maria Mazzoli; Marta Lupica Spagnolo; Vittorio Dell'Aquila – Journal of Multilingual Theories and Practices, 2024
This article addresses key issues related to diverse cases of migration to complex multilingual environments within Europe. Data came from three case studies carried out within the scope of the MIME project: (ex-)Yugoslavian refugees to South Tyrol (Italy); Portuguese work migrants to Andorra; and international managers in Vasa (Finland). Data…
Descriptors: Migrants, Multilingualism, Sociolinguistics, Foreign Countries
Jenny Marttila; Ruben Fukkink; Maarit Silvén – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2024
Despite the growing importance of in-service teachers' mentalization in early childhood education (ECE), studies on pre-service teachers are scarce. We embedded a newly developed version of video enhanced reflective practice (VERP) program in an online study module in a bachelor's degree program to promote Finnish ECE student teachers'…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Schemata (Cognition), Foreign Countries, Video Technology
