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Sequential Bilingualism and Language Impairment: The Persian Version of ALDeQ Parental Questionnaire
Karimijavan, Gelavizh; Ebadi, Abbas; Yadegari, Fariba; Dastjerdi Kazemi, Mehdi; Darouie, Akbar; Karimi, Salah Eddin – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the discriminant validity of the Persian version of Alberta Language Development Questionnaire (ALDeQ) in Turkish-Persian bilingual children, aged 75 months with 19 months of exposure to Persian, on average. The study sample included the parents of 22 bilingual children with language…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Indo European Languages, Questionnaires, Parent Attitudes
Palomino, Cinthia I.; Brudvig, Andrea – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
Executive function (EF) skills play a crucial role in young children's academic and social-emotional development. Given that factors associated with poverty can compromise the development of EF skills, it is vital to continue to examine what factors help predict and support EF skills in children from at-risk backgrounds. Using a sample of Head…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Language Acquisition, Executive Function, Gender Differences
Sawyer, Brook E.; Manz, Patricia H.; Martin, Kristin A. – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
Guided by Bronfenbrenner's bio-ecological theory of human development and Moll's theory of funds of knowledge, the aim of this qualitative study was to examine the beliefs of parents and early childhood teachers on (a) the language development of Spanish-speaking preschool dual language learners (DLLs) and (b) how they can collaborate to support…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Bilingual Students, Second Language Learning, Parent Attitudes
Palacios, Natalia; Kibler, Amanda K.; Simpson Baird, Ashley – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
We utilize a within-group framework to understand the association between childcare type and the language-use and vocabulary of second-generation Latino immigrant children. The sample was drawn from a study of a suburban/rural immigrant community to study the role of home experiences on the early language and literacy of young Latino preschoolers…
Descriptors: Child Care, Language Usage, Second Language Learning, Immigrants
Puig, Victoria I. – Early Child Development and Care, 2013
Nearly half a million children in the United States are currently being served by the foster care system. Infants and toddlers represent the largest single group entering foster care. While these very young children are at the greatest peril for physical, mental health, and developmental issues and tend to spend the longest time in the foster care…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Child Development, Infants, Toddlers
Baker, Fiona
S. – Early Child Development and Care, 2013
A challenge of today's teacher preparation programmes is to educate teachers about families formed through international adoption and of the challenges they face, in order to meet their educational needs. This population has a unique developmental history affected by pre- and post-adoption conditions which stand to impact on learning experiences…
Descriptors: Adoption, Foreign Countries, Student Needs, Child Development

Sharma, Chandra – Early Child Development and Care, 1995
Argues that the meaning of the words of a language other than one's mother tongue lies neither in text nor picture but in the explanations provided to learners during acquisition of the language. Suggests that what is important in developing critical thinking in a second language is that concepts are supported with relevant discussions and…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Language Acquisition

Perez, Bertha – Early Child Development and Care, 1997
Reviews current understanding of the process of emergent literacy development for linguistically diverse children. Claims that process of literacy development can be viewed as a sequential developmental task. Also explains that children create principles or hypotheses to develop literacy specific to their understanding of their native language and…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Cognitive Development, Cultural Context, Emergent Literacy

Mushi, Selina L. P. – Early Child Development and Care, 2002
This study examined immigrant parents' role in young children's language learning in various linguistic contexts, focusing on how parents helped their children learn English while maintaining their mother tongue. Findings of questionnaires, observations, and interviews indicated factors supporting children's learning, including parents' interest…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Family School Relationship, Immigrants, Language Acquisition
Nitsiou, Chrisa – Early Child Development and Care, 2006
As our world becomes increasingly multicultural in nature, multilingual skills constitute an everyday phenomenon in schools. Since most of the second-language research has focused on school-age students, more research had to be conducted with language-minority students at the kindergarten level in order for psychologists and educators to develop…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Language Minorities, Kindergarten, Language Acquisition