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Shared Book Reading in Preschool Supports Bilingual Children's Second-Language Learning: A Cluster-Randomized Trial
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Grøver, Vibeke; Rydland, Veslemøy; Gustafsson, Jan-Eric; Snow, Catherine E. – Child Development, 2020
This cluster-randomized controlled study examined dual language learners (DLLs) in Norway who received a book-based language intervention program. About 464 DLLs aged 3-5 years in 123 early childhood classrooms participated in the study. The children were acquiring Norwegian as their second language in preschool and spoke a variety of first…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Story Reading, Second Language Instruction, Intervention
Civic Science for Public Use: Mind in the Making and Vroom
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Galinsky, Ellen; Bezos, Jackie; McClelland, Megan; Carlson, Stephanie M.; Zelazo, Philip D. – Child Development, 2017
Mind in the Making and Vroom are partner initiatives that exemplify a unique "civic science" approach to "bringing developmental science into the world." Mind in the Making offers families and professionals working with children 0-8 access to developmental research, by engaging them in an active process of professional…
Descriptors: Child Development, Scientific Research, Faculty Development, Outreach Programs